This draconian measure is the only way to save democracy and rid the world of Trump

Europe and Canada must begin preparing — now — for a full strategic break from the United States.

It is draconian. It is extreme. And it is urgently necessary.

This argument is not born of hostility toward America, nor of contempt for Americans. It is driven by necessity and by alarm, and ultimately by compassion for American democracy itself. This is not an anti-American argument. It is a pro-democracy one.

At Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney crystallized what many allied leaders now privately acknowledge: the U.