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Category Archives: Commentary
What worked for him may not work for you
There is a tendency for people to believe that whatever worked for them (according to them) would definitely work for others. This is the premise of self-help, religion, politics, and even common core math in the US. Continue reading
An odd way to “protect consumers”
National authorities treat fines on global corporations as a means to raise revenue – while the consumer suffers. Continue reading
When being the clean guy is a liability
We now have an anti-corruption candidate against Orbán. But as long as the corrupt ones hold power, being blackmailable is not just a precondition to get ahead – but a necessary asset to stay afloat. And the corrupt ones can be the people as well as the political establishment. Continue reading
Is every non-party candidate “like Trump”?
Having come from outside of calcified party structures doesn’t make a politician be “like Trump”. Continue reading
Those who worry about bad precedents somehow only worry about future precedents – not past ones
About constitutional changes and holding politicians accountable for theft. 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
Voting for the lesser evil is actually the only option. Always.
Doing something is unlikely to work but not doing anything definitely doesn’t work. Continue reading
What is worse? That surveillance happened – or that it is legal?
Brace yourselves for the Hungarian government repeating on every channel that nothing illegal has happened. Not because they have not spied on journalists – but because it is legal in Hungary. Continue reading
The anatomy of a compliment
Expressing that we like something is often well meant. But it can also be an unspoken claim to be the judge of the thing we complimented. This claim is all the more poignant because it is unspoken – hence the controversy. Continue reading
Meanwhile in Budapest 