Czech PM Andrej Babiš received his Hungarian counterpart in September 2021, days before the elections. But Orbán’s political touch is a proven kiss of death. Continue reading
Category Archives: System Decay
The opposition is finally oppositioning
There is not much to love about opposition politicians. But when you are robbed of even the illusion of a democracy you relearn to appreciate even the slightest displays of normalcy. Like public debates and a dumbass primary. Continue reading
What is behind Hungary’s biggest ever bond release?
On September 14-15 the Hungarian government took on record debt, issuing an unprecedented amount of FX denominated bonds. Continue reading
Orbán is improvising months before the election
Orbán threw in homophobia to distract from the Pegasus-scandal – and learned two things: 1) The Pegasus scandal really hurts him (according to him). 2) The man is improvising. It may not lead to his downfall in 2022. But it is not a sign of an upward trajectory for someone like him. Continue reading
Moving first is the only way – Lessons on fighting bullies
Orbán keeps his words to Chinese communist autocrats, but to no one else. Maybe some lessons should be learned. Continue reading
Breaking: A protest worked!
10000 people protested against the planned Chinese communist mega-university in Budapest on Saturday. The government appears to have backpedalled on the project. For now. Continue reading
70% of Hungarian universities lost even the last remnants of their autonomy
No, universities didn’t become private. They have just lost their autonomy to Orbán. Continue reading
Can the militarization of the regime really not happen?
R. Daniel Kelemen from Rutgers has given an interview to Népszava and in it he mentioned that the benefit of an EU-membership might be that Orbán will not resort to Lukashenko-like violence because an EU member state can not sink as deeply into autocracy as a non-member could. Continue reading
Orbán pulls the same old tricks – Will they work for him again?
Old farts vs new tricks Continue reading
Spending like there’s no tomorrow
Orbán returned from his war against Brussels and spending got completely out of hand Continue reading
