A journalist and author, Daniel Hannan has been a British member of the European Parliament since 1999. He first came to wide notice in the United States when he made a speech on the floor of the European Parliament addressing the then-prime minister of Great Britain, Gordon Brown, about his disastrous economic policies. Hannan's latest book is A New Road to Serfdom: A Letter of Warning to America.
Amplifying on his new book, Daniel Hannan warns that the United States is Europeanizing, with all the inherent dangers that come with the expansion of the welfare state. "This expansion doesn't just reduce economic growth, it tends to squeeze out personal morality." Hannan, who connects the decline of the European family and society with the rise of cradle-to-grave welfare in Europe, has a special warning about the dangers of Obamacare "Once politicians assume responsibility for health care, they find that they have made an almost irreversible decision." Hannan concludes that this drift to Europeanization is not inevitable if Americans honor the genius of the Founding Fathers.
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Comment by Edie Faylor on December 5, 2011 at 1:50pm No one wants to listen. Much easier to continue down this road to hell and let the next generation deal with this. The Republicans are just as bad as the Democrats and John Boehner should be charged with treason for letting his majority House continue to cowtow to Obama. Of course the anointed one doesn't care about the USA and the quicker it falls apart the better he likes it. He lies, cheats and has circumvented the Constitution every time he has a change to do it. Now he is tanning his hide in Hawaii and playing golf on tax payers money, Our newly elected Representatives who were helped by the Tea Party have done very little - what we all seem to forget that based on their age (mostly) they have already been infected by Socialist/Marxist rhetoric while in College. God bless America - may she survive.
Comment by Brian A. Rich on December 5, 2011 at 2:14pm Thirty Five minutes of things we already knew or should have, is pedicated as a warning to us NOT to let it happen here. I found it intetesting that the decline for good and the descent Hannan describes is alerady underway and has been since at least the Johnson administration. Barack Hussein Obama is the culmination of the failing or failed Euopean model and yet, Bush 41 bought into this fiasco Agenda 21 in Rio D Janeiro in 1992 and gradually the movement grew to the fruition and the implementation among liberals and RINOS of Obamacare which for us, is the beginning of the end. We still have the chance because we still have the Legacy of our Founding Fathers and Hannan is telling us that THAT is what distinguishes us from Europe, but only if we stay true to their founding principles and procedures, Our immediate problem is getting the so-called leadership to Heed that advice; or replace it with one that will which may entail alternatives no one likes to consider.. Consider THIS: It may shortly be NECESSARY. I hope we are ready when the time comes as in my mind and based on the evidence of my own eyes and ears which so many patently ignore; that time is NOT far off.
Comment by Dave Koch on December 5, 2011 at 3:33pm America is not going to survive unless the American People get up off their azzes and take the fight to Washington and every State Capital. If We The People don't rid this Nation of the Treasonist Politicians and Business Leaders in America that are destroying America today we might as well kiss our azzes goodbye, Either Fight or die there is no inbetween in todays World. We The People our numbered those that want to destroy us 50-1 or even more. We do not owe the rest of the World a dime or the lazy azzes of America who are worthless cockroaches who only survive because of the irresponsibility of our Government and themselves. Either we enforce the Laws of the Land and rid this Nation of those destroying our system we might as well kiss our azzes goodbye also. Free trade has destroyed America. Unions have destroyed America, Dept of Energy or EPA have destroyed America and the Dept of Education is destroying what was taught to us 40-50 years ago on what made America the once Great Nation we were. If it wasn't for America this World wouldn't have poop, If it wasn't for the America Soldier this World wouldn't have the Rights and Freedoms we have today.We need to bring out Troops home and secure America and the Hell with the rest of the World. Bring our troops home to round up the illegals and the terrorist who are killing Americans. If We don't stop the Muslim omslaught in America NOW we are going to DIE. Wake up Americans or DIE a horrific Death in the Land of the Free. Arrest and Prosecute our Treasonist Politicians of today and then Execute for all the World to see. How many more Americans are going to have to die because of our worthless Treasonist Government ? God Help us if we don't Wake Up to the Reality of today's destruction being done by these scumbags.
Comment by Twana Blevins on December 5, 2011 at 4:41pm Amen Dave Koch!
Comment by Donald Lubinski on December 5, 2011 at 6:39pm Are you ready for the road to be traveled?
Comment by oldhobe on December 5, 2011 at 6:48pm We must stop the perpetual politician and elect common ordnary common sense statesmen or women who will serve thier neighbors not the political party.
Comment by Twana Blevins on December 6, 2011 at 11:39am Ron Paul is not the answer!
Comment by DarrylMueller on December 8, 2011 at 1:03am Thank you Daniel Hannan!
Comment by oldhobe on December 10, 2011 at 11:57pm America must find a way to rid ourselves of the political party system. The Founding Fathers warned us abouit having them and we have proved they were 1000% right. One method would be to have a Citizen's Candidate on the ballot where the citizens make the choice as to whose name goes there.
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