Holding Orbán accountable
Observe submissive authoritarian minds in action.
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As energy prices rise, price controls bite
Orbán has been posturing as Our Savior From High Energy Prices ever since his 2014 reelection campaign. He remained The Savior even after energy prices went way down and the price controls he introduced meant artificially inflated prices for consumers. They have never heard of their own rip-off and kept worshipping Orbán for it. But … Continue reading
They invented a new parade and copied Leni Riefenstahl beat by beat
Can we say it now? Continue reading
Republicans are Russia’s new useful idiots
The Russian autocrat of the day has changed the tune from left to right – and just like that, American Republicans have become Russia’s new useful idiots. Except, they are paid. Continue reading
Modern-day slavery in Hungary
It took Netflix to bring to my attention a 2017 documentary about modern-day slavery in Hungary because the domestic news cycle somehow failed to mention it despite a Sundance success and an Oscar nod. Continue reading
Sexual predators in the church – Book review
Rita Perintfalvi: Unforgivable – Sexual predators in the church (Kalligram, 2021) Continue reading
11 proofs Tucker Carlson doesn’t know who Orbán is
Criticism of Tucker Carlson for sucking up to Orbán has been quick and well-justified. It mostly came along the lines of Carlson sucking up to a dictator – which is correct. But here is the small print, the hilarious details of just how stupid and ignorant he was even about the most basic facts about … Continue reading
What an actual conservative would ask Orbán on power, the media, NGOs and churches
If a real conservative commentator existed, and if he would be allowed to ask Orbán – he would be asking these questions. Continue reading
What an actual conservative would ask Orbán on state healthcare, surveillance and recent red herring topics
The international media has a way of taking an acute interest in red herring topics that don’t really matter while leaving the core of the Orbán-problem untouched. Continue reading
What an actual conservative would ask Orbán on the EU, Russia and China
If a real conservative commentator existed, and if he would be allowed to ask Orbán – he would be asking these questions. Continue reading
What an actual conservative would ask Orbán on the economy
16 questions Tucker Carlson should have asked if he was an actual conservative and if he looked up Orbán’s policies. Continue reading
