Thus The New York Times today. “Political leaders increasingly support allowing Germans to have a direct say in whether to give up more power to European Union institutions,” the newspaper elaborates. The referendum is becoming a buzzword in Germany. It would be the first since World War II. If Germans would support the idea of divesting power to Brussels, the European Union would be saved for a while longer. If not, the Union would be damned to oblivion in one fell swoop. Now, guess which way Germans would go. My guess is that the Union is history even before the referendum. Actually, the very idea of a referendum spells it out clearly enough. Which is perfectly fine with me, given all the givens. Germany is Europe at this juncture, anyhow.