AF-DC: What the Hell is Going on in Europe?

Join Reason’s Reem Ibrahim to explore what happened to Europe and how America can avoid making the same mistakes.

Thirty years ago, the United States and many European nations enjoyed similar levels of economic prosperity. Today, the picture looks dramatically different.

The United Kingdom’s GDP per capita now trails even America’s poorest state. Free speech protections have weakened, with dozens of people reportedly arrested each day for online “speech crimes.” Government regulation of digital expression has expanded, and online anonymity is increasingly under threat across the UK and Europe.

How did this happen? What political, cultural, and economic forces brought Europe to this point? And perhaps most importantly—could the same trends take hold in the United States?

Join Reem Ibrahim, journalist at Reason magazine and a native of London, for an engaging conversation examining Europe’s trajectory and the lessons Americans should take from it. Drawing on both personal experience and policy analysis, Reem will explore the motivations behind these changes, why they have accelerated in recent years, and what defenders of liberty can do to ensure these policies are not imported to America’s shores.

Whether you’re interested in free speech, economic freedom, digital privacy, or the future of Western democracies, this conversation will provide valuable insight into one of the defining political questions of our time.

Reserve your spot today and join us for an important conversation about the future of freedom on both sides of the Atlantic.

Questions about this event? Email Ed at edtarnowski@americasfuture.org.

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