The news about Catalonia has finally started to bubble to the surface of the American press, which seems more concerned about the impeachment circus.  Europe is paying critical attention to what is going on. I suggest that in this case, America's lack of concern is appropriate. The crisis started on Monday, October 14, when the Spanish Supreme Court gave rather lengthy prison sentences, nine and thirteen years, to the leaders behind the Catalan vote for independence in 2017. Leave it to Spain's judiciary to deliver harsh sentences and only make a bad situation worse.  But then the rest of Spain — with the exception of the Basques — has considered the Catalans politically spoiled brats.  Moreover, Spain's constitution has a rather right-wing section that clamps down on any secessionist movements. After the Spanish Civil War (1936–39), Franco tried to suppress any future irruptions of secession.  Yet even...(Read Full Article)