THE NEW YORK TIMES CAN ASK THIS QUESTION, BUT WON’T THINK ABOUT THE IMPLICATIONS FOR AMERICAN POLICY: Has Europe Reached The Breaking Point?

Key bit: “It is a perfect recipe for public cynicism: a system of intrusive regulators whose tentacles can spread into your personal life, even as leaders appear indecisive in the face of genuine crises.”

Luckily nothing like that could ever happen here.