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Consequences of Our Natural Instinct: A Possible Response to Today’s Challenges

Khanna connects the various issues weighing on our minds at the beginning of the twenty-first century: climate change, global warming, water stress, and mass migration. And to the question ‘where will we live in 2050?’ the book offers a possible answer.

Fanni Korpics — 26.06.22

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The Influx of Immigrants into Europe and the Increase in Sexual Violence

Hirsi Ali establishes a link between immigration and increasing sexual violence against women, and traces back the root of the problem to the cultural differences between Christian Europe and Muslim-majority countries.

Lilly Naómi Zemplényi — 14.06.22

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Progressive Violence and the Orphaned Children of the Revolution

The two political experts’ book on the violence of the political left – “Der Kampf ist nicht zu Ende” – is a real curiosity on the book market. The authors provide concise summary of a hitherto little examined topic – from the French Revolution through the Soviet era, to the present day.

Soma Hegedős — 08.06.22

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Review of László Bernát Veszprémy’s 1921: History of the Consolidation of the Horthy Regime

Written in elegant expository prose, László Bernát Veszprémy’s book chronicles the main political episodes of one of Hungary’s watershed moments: the year 1921.

Gábor Csepregi — 25.05.22

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The Struggles of Men of a More Sophisticated Age

In its entirety, Scitovszky’s memoirs are a compelling and eloquent retelling of many of the obscure events at and after Trianon, written by a man of a sophisticated age, hardened by insurmountable challenges and driven by a sense of duty and responsibility.

Tamás Orbán — 22.03.22

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Handbook for the Decline of the West

What can the average person do when they experience the decline of every civilization as an inevitable fate, ‘an irrevocable end, which, driven by inner necessity, comes again and again’?

Barnabás Kurucz — 21.03.22

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A Review of Zoltán Frenyó’s Conservative Portraits

The editor’s basic thesis is the irreconcilable opposition between conservative and liberal ideas, in contrast to the Western European trend that conservatism can be liberal.

Benjamin Kurucz — 07.03.22

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Why the Movie Don’t Look Up Failed and Is Still Perfect. . .

The recent star-packed Hollywood blockbuster was intended to hold up a mocking glass to combat climate change denialism, but in fact, it managed to fail in a spectacular fashion, while still pointing in the right direction.

Tamás Orbán — 13.01.22

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A Hungarian Movie to Watch – Liliomfi by Károly Makk

Among many other awards, Károly Makk was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at Figueira da Foz IFF in 1986 and the Kossuth Prize in 1973 for his achievements in creating and popularising Hungarian arts.

Lili Zemplényi — 11.01.22

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The Remnant’s Delusion

Review of David French’s Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

Jorge González-Gallarza Hernández — 30.12.21

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A Review of ‘Exploring the Underground Writings of Jan Patočka – Lecture Series by David Dusenbury’

In this lecture series, David Dusenbury explores Jan Patočka’s Heretical Essays in the Philosophy of History. Published in 1975, these were the final works by the mid-twentieth century Czech philosopher and dissident.

Calum T. M. Nicholson — 22.11.21

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The Progressive Pandemic: Diagnosing the Maladies of the Left

The Parasitic Mind is nothing short of a manual for this twisted age that seems to lack common sense. Its message, if put simply, has an almost biblical overtone: be not afraid!

Tamás Orbán — 14.11.21