Can Denmark Still Drink to Democracy?

The Country Has Always Bridged Its Political Differences Over Beer, But a New Regime Is Widening the Gap

No country celebrates its democracy like Denmark. But is that democracy still worth celebrating?

During Denmark’s election last week, voters threw out their center-left government in favor of the far-right people’s party, which has demanded the reintroduction of permanent border controls with the rest of the European Union. With the number of asylum applicants doubling to more than 14,000, Denmark had already tightened restrictions on refugees from war zones like Syria. Now the Danish parties of the right are holding talks on a common strategy that could make Denmark one of …