Speaking of crisis-opportunities, the next stage of the EU refugee crisis is set to be tabled by the EU Commission next week: a standing border guard that will be deployed at the whim of Brussels, not at the whim of the states that it is “protecting.” Join me for this week’s subscriber editorial as I explain the context of this decision and what it means for the rise of the European superstate. Also, don’t miss this month’s subscriber video where I take you to the Japanese shopping mall to solicit suggestions for avoiding cheap, slave-made, plastic crap this Christmas season.