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Europe’s most expensive bureaucracy
The Hungarian state does take care of itself, that’s for sure. To the tune of 8.2% of GDP, to be precise. Continue reading
With emergency power comes absolute responsibility
This was supposed to be the moment when Orbán could shine and demonstrate how superior his unlimited power is in tackling a crisis. Continue reading
Defining a cult: I know it when I see it
Arguably, every effort to define something starts with “I know it when I see it”. Then we proceed to draft a definition that includes what we want included but excludes what we don’t. Continue reading
Pettiness Galore
The crackdown on independent media has reached the stage of gleeful micromanagement and the final stab. Continue reading
Why I would rather have an incompetent than a malevolent government
First of all, a competent government is an oxymoron – but you wouldn’t believe me anyway. Continue reading
When a car part dealership knows the law before it is published
Just a little thing but a microcosm of what is wrong. Continue reading
What is Orbán’s master plan with healthcare?
Some healthcare Kremlinology Continue reading
Mass resignations in hospitals
Orbán chose the pandemic to suppress healthcare workers. Their deadline to succumb passed last midnight. Continue reading
Orbán expels EPP
It’s like Trump and the Republican party. Continue reading
Orbánists gaining access to journalists’ old emails by buying up their newspapers
A side effect of Orbánist media takeovers is that loyalists can hungrily browse through journalists’ old emails. Continue reading
