--- product_id: 14448961 title: "Why America Must Not Follow Europe (Encounter Broadsides)" brand: "daniel hannan" price: "46.78 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/14448961-why-america-must-not-follow-europe-encounter-broadsides store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Why America Must Not Follow Europe (Encounter Broadsides) **Brand:** daniel hannan **Price:** 46.78 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Why America Must Not Follow Europe (Encounter Broadsides) by daniel hannan - **How much does it cost?** 46.78 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/14448961-why-america-must-not-follow-europe-encounter-broadsides) ## Best For - daniel hannan enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted daniel hannan brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Why America Must Not Follow Europe (Encounter Broadsides) - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51W+RPXW3UL.jpg) ![Why America Must Not Follow Europe (Encounter Broadsides) - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51Hzu4Mod5L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Interesting critiques of the US and EU political and economic developments, but many problems with it. *by B***. on Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2015* Interesting conservative critique of both the US and EU (especially British) political and social developments over the past 40 to 50 years or so. The problems (plural) are that the author cherry-picks data to suit his arguments, masks opinions as facts, and ignores data that contradicts his assertions. In some cases, there are flat-out errors of facts. For example (page 23) he asserts that the US Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") has a Federally administered "government option" alongside private health insurance. In fact, the government option was never enacted. His data on unemployment rates only extend to 2009 -- the year of the worst recession in the US since 1929. Also, he agglomerates unemployment rates for the entire EU and compares it to the US. But EU unemployment rates are distorted by the very high (20% +) rates in countries such as Greece, Spain, Italy, and Portugal. Today (2015) the unemployment rates in European countries such as Germany, Finland, Netherlands, and Norway are LOWER than the unemployment rate in the US. His critiques of the health care systems in Europe ignores issues such as the lower rates of infant mortality and higher median life spans in Europe compared to the US. There are undoubtedly many criticisms that can be made of the current European and American political, economic, and health care systems -- but this book doesn't do a very good job of it. The issues the author discusses are good, but his arguments are in many cases just plain poor. One final observation: given the large number of very positive reviews (4 and 5 star) that this book has received from other reviewers, I am pretty sure that my comments will not receive many "helpful" review responses.. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent, but way too short. *by D***M on Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2014* The good news is this was a very fast read. The bad news is that this was a very fast read. Daniel Hannan is an Englishman who is also a MP (Member of Parliament) for the EU. As such, he has some very interesting perspectives and opinions on what is happening there as well as what he observes happening here in the US. He sees America following down the same path that much of Europe has already gone down with the resulting financial problems created along with more and more social programs. He wrote this book as a warning to the US to not go down that same path. I also learned a few little known but interesting facts about America. For example, I had always been told that Paul Revere road through towns shouting "The British are coming!" He rightly points out that that makes no sense because American colonists still considered themselves British citizens. What he actually said was "the regulars are out!" meaning the British regular army troops. The only negative thing for me was that the book was way too short. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Generally very good *by L***L on Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2013* This whole piece takes about an hour to read, and he gets into some of the topics that have been discussed at length in many other places.1. Quantitative dissection of why Europe is not really better off than the United States.  Cowboy Capitalism: European Myths, American Reality 2. Some of the reasons that it appeared that Europe was doing better than the United States (they didn't have to pay for their own defense and they were starting from a low base after the destruction of WWII).3. The historical accidents for why the Europeans have reached the conclusion that a strong, centralized state is the best way (again, WWII) as opposed to the decentralization that is favored by Americans (at least up until this point).4. Discussion of how Europe is dying--as in, those countries are suffering from declines in fertility rates that no society has ever been able to recover from. This topic was taken up in two interesting places.  Statecraft , by Margaret Thatcher and  Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010  by Murray and Hernstein.5. Churches in Europe are empty because they are not voluntary.  Trust: The Social Virtues and The Creation of Prosperity , by Francis Fukuyama takes up this topic.6. There are bits of Eric Hoffer. Hannan discusses how radicalization does not propagate itself through people who are looking for the next meal (since the finding of that meal *is* a triumph), but by people who are well-fed-- often by public welfare benefits.  The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements (Perennial Classics) 7. There is discussion of some of Thomas Sowell's  The Vision of the Anointed: Self-Congratulation as a Basis for Social Policy , and how public welfare benefits can actually disincentivize people to get up and get a job.Any one of these topics could have made for further reading. And any one of them are not things that you would not know if you didn't read the newspaper every day-- or some some of the above cited authors.The author has the actual experience of being an MP (and so he is not just some pundit that sits back and does nothing but write) with practical experience, and that gives him a lot of credibility. It's also very interesting that he is aware of and notes that a lot of English traditions (decentralization and common law) have actually been conserved in the United States longer than they have in England. (This type of thing happens all the time. The French language in Canada is actually more conservative than it is in France proper.)Verdict: Worth the time (1 hour) and worth the money ($5). --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/14448961-why-america-must-not-follow-europe-encounter-broadsides](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/14448961-why-america-must-not-follow-europe-encounter-broadsides) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-08-17*