Orbán will spend more on propaganda in 2020 than Trump spent on his campaign in 2016. And 2020 is not even an election year in Hungary. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Corruption is a feature, not a bug
3% of the national railways’ annual profit is lost on just this one line
The equivalent of 3% of the 2019 profit of the Hungarian national railway was spent through car sharing apps on just this tiny, little piece of railway between Debrecen and Mátészalka, because commuters desperate for alternatives ditched the unreliable and painfully slow trains. Continue reading
Is that a tiny little purge I’m seeing?
Some low level cronies get busted. Is it a message? And if so, to whom? Continue reading
Demographers don’t get the point of buying 7-seated cars for families.
That’s because they don’t understand that the point of policy is corruption, not demography Continue reading
The unbearable tackiness of Orbán’s kleptocracy
The cronies near the honey pot of EU funds are not very sophisticated yet. Maybe the next generation will pick up some manners Continue reading
Orbán’s 11th Commandment: Unquestioning Loyalty
“It’s easy to be loyal to me when I’m right” – said Orbán. At least he is honest Continue reading
Orbán sends gas bill vouchers to pensioners before elections. Pensioners try to sell it for cash
For some pensioners, Orbán’s regime is a return to the familiar Continue reading
