Holding Orbán accountable
Observe submissive authoritarian minds in action.
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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
Who is Péter Márki-Zay, the new leader of the Hungarian opposition?
Unlike Orbán, the new leader of the united opposition is an actual conservative. Whether he can keep the opposition together is anyone’s guess. Continue reading
The new leader of the opposition is not Karácsony – and it threw Orbán’s campaign into chaos
Instead of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony, the leader of the united Hungarian opposition is Péter Márki-Zay. What now for Orbán’s election campaign called “Stop Gyurcsány! Stop Karácsony!”? Continue reading
Orbán celebrates 2006 instead of 1956
October 23, 2006 was a momentous day in Viktor Orbán’s life and political career – and he doesn’t let us forget it. For one thing he only talked about the 2006 riots and ignored the events of 1956 in his speech. 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
75% of housing subsidies were soaked up by the price increase they have caused
The loans-for-babies program did not boost babymaking either. It has only served to 1) push families into dependence and 2) to punish those who were not eligible by pricing them out of the housing market. Continue reading
Car alarms sound like a good idea
Few things illustrate the sounded-like-a-good-idea fallacy better than car alarms. Continue reading
Babiš Braves the Orbán Curse
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
Orbán openly aims to end separation of church and state
…after he ended separation between state and business. Continue reading
Meanwhile in Budapest 