For decades, but especially over the last one, Europeans have been told to embrace multiculturalism as a net positive for society and for the economy. They were told to open their hearts and their doors to newcomers and to give them a chance to culturally enrich their nations. Of course, they weren’t actually given a choice in the matter, as their leaders opened the doors anyway, without asking anyone and without securing consent though democratic mechanisms. This famously peaked in 2015, when over 1.3 million arrived to the continent seeking asylum, following Angela Merkel’s “Wir schaffen das” (“We can do this”) speech and the iconic “Refugees Welcome” events. Today, 11 years later, the promised benefits of this policy and the “enrichment” Europeans were told to expect have not materialized. What they got instead was a shortcut to civil war, as David........

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