Why other people’s autocrat is still your problem
Your values are your interests. And autocracies don’t have values
Your values are your interests. And autocracies don’t have values
We are flying blind now
Two plus two still make four – Part 1.
On conspiracy theories – Part 2.
People should scrutinize and hold accountable politicians the way they scrutinize women
There is no good way to address populist fearmongering. The good news is that you shouldn’t do it anyway
Can you gaslight the entire population with official statistics?
Outbreeding others is not success – if it were, rabbits would be objects of envy
Meet another delightful Netflix character if they ever plan a show on Hungary
Characters that would fit into a Netflix show on Hungary
Meet Mrs Macy, our first protagonist
Something is clearly wrong with your political system when the person wielding power becomes of utmost relevance.
Orbáán turned his attention to breeding his flock
EU central planners are wrong
The authoritarian mind is hard wired to commit the central planning fallacy
How do you say ‘power’ in algorithm-ese?
Children under the influence of propaganda – and parents too afraid to do anything about it
Yes, you would. But would it care?
“Today, there is a fear from central authority in people’s blood; a fear that they can take away anything, do anything.”
They say people who emigrate change. But my friends who stayed changed more – because of politics
Now that Orbán’s myth of invincibility is broken, people are suddenly starting to see his shortcomings as a politician. Continue reading
It will be missed because of Orbán. Continue reading
After the US has restarted Radio Free Europe’s Hungarian language edition, the German Deutsche Welle also announced to launch Hungarian news services, quoting concerns about media pluralism in the country. Continue reading
The local authority of Terézváros, a Budapest district, shared data about the pandemic economic damage. 28% of the losses come from the disappearance of tourism and hospitality – 72% come from Orbán’s punishment of opposition cities. Continue reading
Doctors are working in coats, patients are freezing as one hospital building gives in to the cold. Ministry reassures everyone that it only happens when it’s really cold, once a year. Continue reading
Nothing says self respect like erecting a statue to the feudal owner of your ancestors on the last dime of your village. Maybe perhaps erecting the statue on debt. Continue reading
Klubrádió has been the last radio that did not belong to the Orbánist media stable. It has been shut down. Continue reading
One of the sickest things in Hungary is that people regard it as normal that politicians get rich, that they are rich, and that they become politicians exactly because they want to get rich. Continue reading
They are just the spectacular tip of the authoritarian control iceberg Continue reading
There’s nothing like nationalism to squander real resources for imaginary gains – and this case is no different. Continue reading
Butthurt politicians realize that being silenced is bad. But only when private companies do it. Continue reading
Steal a country and you get to preach about sovereignty and claim the moral high ground.
Steal a pen and you get busted. Continue reading