Rotten In Denmark? Europe's Happy Bellwether Turns Dark

BERLIN — Petite Denmark has often played the eminent role of a political trendsetter, particularly with regards to Germany, its much larger neighbor. Take for example the events of December 1849, when all “irreproachable men over 30 years of age” elected the first representatives to the newly established Folketing, the Danish Parliament. It wasn’t until 1867 that Germans were allowed to do the same.