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Orbán’s all-time record election giveaway – The list
Der Untergang / Election 2022

Orbán’s all-time record election giveaway – The list

Posted on November, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbán is resorting to something he had never done before. Continue reading →

As energy prices rise, price controls bite
Election 2022

As energy prices rise, price controls bite

Posted on September, 2021 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Orbán has been posturing as Our Savior From High Energy Prices ever since his 2014 reelection campaign. He remained The Savior even after energy prices went way down and the price controls he introduced meant artificially inflated prices for consumers. They have never heard of their own rip-off and kept worshipping Orbán for it. But … Continue reading →

Anti-reality politics

Why it is so hard to fight anti-reality populism

Posted on May, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Part 3. Continue reading →

Anti-reality politics

Populism = Replacing governance with communication

Posted on May, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

…and manipulating perception rather than fixing reality – Part 2. Continue reading →

Anti-reality politics

Fyre Festival is the perfect analogy for the degeneration of politics

Posted on May, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

The guy who knows what you want to hear – and offers it even though he doesn’t have it Continue reading →

Anti-reality politics

Is anti-reality populism the Fyre Festival of governance?

Posted on May, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Fyre Festival is the perfect analogy for the degeneration of politics Continue reading →

Aggressively anti-reality politicians and the degeneration of politics
Commentary

Aggressively anti-reality politicians and the degeneration of politics

Posted on May, 2020 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Two plus two still make four – Part 1. Continue reading →

Biopolitics is the Ultimate Central Planning
Analysis

Biopolitics is the Ultimate Central Planning

Posted on February, 2019 by MwBp • Leave a comment

Breeding principles for aspiring authoritarians – Part 3. Continue reading →

When a Hungarian Says “Nation” He Means “Ethnic”
Commentary

When a Hungarian Says “Nation” He Means “Ethnic”

Posted on November, 2017 by MwBp • 1 Comment

Just FYI Continue reading →

This Generation of Politicians is a Disgrace
Commentary

This Generation of Politicians is a Disgrace

Posted on June, 2017 by MwBp • 1 Comment

Forget millennials. This generation of politicians is an absolute disgrace.  Continue reading →

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