A Communist Christmas Story
How the Communist regime in Hungary tried, and failed, to coopt the celebration of Christ’s birth to its own ends.
Hungary
Not Just a Lovable Rogue
Viktor Orban and his Fidesz party have harmed Hungary in many ways.
The Conservative Embrace of Hungary’s Viktor Orban Is Misguided
Authoritarianism and corruption don’t become justifiable just because they are practiced by a nemesis of the Left.
The Forgotten Treaty That Shaped Eastern Europe
100 years later, let’s not forget the influence of Trianon.
‘The 82-Day Dictatorship’
MBD has a good piece up about the imminent repeal of Hungary’s emergency law, which many serious people predicted would never be repealed.
The 82-Day Dictatorship
Worries about Hungarian authoritarianism prove overblown, but are they hiding the real danger?
Hungarian P.M. Orban Announces He Will Return His Emergency Powers ‘At the End of May’
European Union lawmakers asked that Orban be punished for his actions.
Lockdown Diary, Budapest
‘Ghost trains,’ Hungary’s emergency law, face masks and social distancing, restaurants’ pivot to takeout and delivery.
Hungary’s Emergency Law Is Flawed — But It Doesn’t Herald ‘Dictatorship’
The lack of a sunset clause is worrisome, but talk of the end of democracy is overheated.