Politicians and the high-brow intelligentsia have long led Americans to play patsy to the world-government movement. President Trump has made a good start at ending this nonsense, but there is much more to do.

To be clear, Trump is not an isolationist. He understands that as the world’s pre-eminent superpower militarily and economically, the United States has a role to play. But that role has rules and limits which preclude support for hostile or deadwood international organizations.

Trump began upending the old-world order years ago by threatening NATO if perennial free-loaders like Germany didn’t pony up. Mostly, the deadbeats scoffed. Then Russia invaded Ukraine and European attitudes shifted, but far too slowly.

In his recent remarks at the World Economic Forum Trump called on all NATO members to increase their defense commitment to 5% of GDP from 2%. The deadbeats probably fainted, but if they don’t pony up then it’s time to consider replacing NATO with a new organization of nations eager and willing to share responsibility for joint security.

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