Editorial Board
Hungary's Xenophobia, Europe's Crisis
Populism won't help refugees; a coordinated plan will.
Unwelcome to Europe.
Photographer: Attila Kisbenedik/AFP/Getty ImagesHungary's response to Europe's refugee crisis has been shaped more by domestic populist politics than by good judgment -- and the results have been shocking and disgraceful. The European Union as a whole, though, hasn't done much better. The disarray in Hungary shows the urgent need for a reassessment, and not just in Budapest.