Chaos in Europe is a warning to America

Europe simmers again amid riots, looting, and burning. Yet many of its leaders still fail to understand how their decisions created this climate. For years, Europe’s leaders appeased the West’s adversaries, looking past aggression and favoring accommodation, both abroad and at home.

Summary When violence and destruction broke out this month in France and soon spread to other European nations, many looked for a politician or a policy to blame. But they forgot that a very real culprit is what’s taught in the classroom.

Flávio Bolsonaro has fled Brazil after losing a presidential election he entered as the favorite. He finished ahead of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the first round, then — if the reporting is accurate — lost Sunday’s runoff by more than 4 million votes.