For decades, Europeans assumed that state power existed to protect them. The post-war social contract promised stable rights, predictable institutions, and a presumption that ordinary people were, by default, honest. The state might occasionally overreach, but restraint remained the norm.
For more than three years, the slogan “trust the science” echoed across Europe and much of the world. It was repeated by politicians, amplified by media, and used as a rhetorical shield against dissent. To question the safety or necessity…
Europe was once the heart of civilization, a continent that gave birth to philosophy, science, art, democracy, and human rights. For centuries, it stood as the reference point for progress and identity, a place where cultures evolved but maintained their…