Von der Leyen proposes vaccines for minds and a 'shield for democracy

The European Commission president's campaign features an unprecedented preventive crackdown on wrongthink

One of the hallmarks of the European Union is that if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. In fact, it often means the exact opposite.

Take, for instance, the idea that Ursula Von der Leyen, the European Commission president, is running for re-election when in reality sh