The EU: Made in America
America is an engine of European integration, intentionally or not
FROM THE Big Mac to the nuclear bomb, the list of 20th-century America’s achievements is long. In a remarkable period of invention, America bestowed human flight, superglue, rock and roll, the Saturn V rocket, Pop Tarts and the internet upon humanity. One American innovation from this era receives much less attention: the European Union.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “The EU: Made in America”
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