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  • CULTURE & SOCIETY, INTERVIEW

‘Fado turns pain into a blessing’ — An Interview with Diána Petkovics

‘[Fado] was as if I had always known it, as if it had been invented for me. It wasn’t the form, it was the emotion packed into it that was so familiar. Sad and accepting: suffering is part of life….
  • Gergely Sámson
  • ‎ —‎ 26.03.2025
  • INTERVIEW, OPINION

‘Europe is a sinking ship, and I’m concerned’ — An Interview with Peter Boghossian

Is the EU capable of defending itself against the Russian threat? Why is the US turning away from Europe? Is there fear in an atheist’s heart of meeting Jesus after death? How well-founded are our strongly held beliefs? We asked…
  • Tamás Maráczi
  • ‎ —‎ 24.03.2025
  • DIASPORA, INTERVIEW

Preventing the Collapse of Hungarian Organizations — A Conversation with Dr. Balázs Somogyi

‘One of my grandfathers was a Reformed pastor, and the other was a county chief magistrate, so, from the Communist regime’s point of view, we were a “reactionary” family who didn’t accept the people’s democracy. Our family certainly helped us…
  • Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
  • ‎ —‎ 23.03.2025
  • CULTURE & SOCIETY, INTERVIEW, TECH

Digital Policy — Psychology Expert on Students’ Addiction to Tech Gadgets

‘To put it simply, we don’t need an educational system with pressure, rewards, and punishments from above, but children themselves need to start to understand and feel that it’s not good to make fun of someone, for example, because the…
  • Anita Farkas
  • ‎ —‎ 22.03.2025
  • INTERVIEW, POLITICS

‘Let the people decide on Ukraine’ — An Interview with Balázs Hidvéghi

‘If Brussels clings to this policy [on Ukraine], Europe will further weaken itself and become increasingly irrelevant on the global stage,’ State Secretary of the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister Balázs Hidvéghi warned in an interview with Hungarian Conservative….
  • Joakim Scheffer
  • ‎ —‎ 21.03.2025
  • INTERVIEW

‘Let’s put the sovereignty of Member States at the core of the EU’ — An Interview with Rodrigo Ballester

‘The starting point is that the European Union is facing a deep crisis, more than ever, because it’s increasingly bureaucratic, increasingly centralized, increasingly authoritarian, and less and less competitive….And since sooner or later you will have a reform of the…
  • Márton Lukács
  • ‎ —‎ 17.03.2025
  • DIASPORA, INTERVIEW

‘Not for the future, but for the past’ — A Conversation with Zsuzsa Daróczy

‘Our church is in an accessible, safe location, a single-story building, and a popular venue. We hold a traditional worship service. Most of the congregation is elderly. We deeply appreciate everything they have done for the church and the congregation,…
  • Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
  • ‎ —‎ 15.03.2025
  • INTERVIEW

‘I knew if Chávez won, he would destroy our country’ – An Interview with Alejandro Peña Esclusa

‘If there is a strong government in the USA that will help Latin America fight against drugs and terrorism, that’s all we need,’ Venezuelan opposition figure Alejandro Peña Esclusa, who spent one year in Chávez’s prison and is now still…
  • Tamás Maráczi
  • ‎ —‎ 12.03.2025
  • INTERVIEW, POLITICS

Éric Zemmour: ‘Ukraine wants to join the EU in order to become a NATO member’

‘There is an ideological collusion between Ursula von der Leyen and Emmanuel Macron to leave the framework created by the EU treaties…Viktor Orbán is closer to my ideological position than to that of Marine Le Pen,’ President of the French…
  • Tamás Maráczi
  • ‎ —‎ 11.03.2025
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‘The West will never flourish unless it recovers its Christianity’ — An Interview with Rod Dreher

‘The world is not what you think it is; there is a dimension to reality that modernity denies, but it’s still there and we have to reconnect with it because our own spiritual and cultural survival depends on it. There…
  • Gergely Szilvay
  • ‎ —‎ 10.03.2025
  • DIASPORA, INTERVIEW

‘In the diaspora, years feel like decades’ — An Interview with Reformed Bishop Zoltán Lizik

‘I didn’t even know where the theology school was. So, I got off at the Üllői Road intersection and walked to the pastoral office at Kálvin Square, where I told the pastor what had happened to me. He responded: “This…
  • Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
  • ‎ —‎ 09.03.2025
  • INTERVIEW

‘The centre-right must formulate a clear programme for Slovenia’— Interview with Andrej Lokar

‘In Slovenia, we do not have any conservative party in the true sense of the word. It is better to speak of “centre-right” than conservatism in Slovenia. The Slovenian centre-right has three parties: the strongest Slovenian party ever, the SDS,…
  • Gergely Szilvay
  • ‎ —‎ 08.03.2025
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INTERVIEW

Revving Up Hungarian–Korean Cultural Ties — An Interview with Jae Hun Ro
INTERVIEW

Revving Up Hungarian–Korean Cultural Ties — An Interview with Jae Hun Ro

‘We want to learn how Hungary changed its values system, making people realize that having children is not only good but a fulfilling and joyful part of life. We’re ready and willing to learn from you,’ founding Chairman of the Korean–Hungarian Friendship Association Jae Hun Ro stressed in an interview with Hungarian Conservative.

Joakim Scheffer
21.10.2024
An Interview with Rev. Zoltán Vass, Minister of the Reformed Church in Toronto
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

An Interview with Rev. Zoltán Vass, Minister of the Reformed Church in Toronto

An in-depth interview with Zoltán Vass, son of a Transylvanian minister, who emigrated from Transylvania, Romania to America, initially to New York, then Hollywood, ultimately settling in Toronto 29 years ago as the minister of the First Hungarian Reformed Church. He also serves on the Board of the Hungarian Diaspora Council.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
19.10.2024
Canadian Conservatives Could Learn from Hungary, Samuel Duncan Says
INTERVIEW

Canadian Conservatives Could Learn from Hungary, Samuel Duncan Says

‘When it comes to family policy, I know that many Canadian conservatives view Hungary as a leader, particularly in its various incentive programmes and structures that place families at the centre of government policy,’ senior Canadian conservative advisor Samuel Duncan highlighted in an interview with Hungarian Conservative.

Joakim Scheffer
18.10.2024
A Conversation with Franciscan Friar Barnabás Kiss, Hungarian Pastor in Detroit
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

A Conversation with Franciscan Friar Barnabás Kiss, Hungarian Pastor in Detroit

An in-depth interview with Franciscan Friar Barnabás G. Kiss, Pastor of the Hungarian Parish in Detroit, who has been serving in the U.S. for 40 years. While trying to keep various church communities alive in the Great Lakes region, he also strives to keep the Hungarian priests in the North American diaspora together and advocate their cause.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
14.10.2024
‘Being Hungarian is a spiritual quality’ — A Conversation with Ágnes Szabó
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘Being Hungarian is a spiritual quality’ — A Conversation with Ágnes Szabó

‘Being Hungarian is a spiritual quality. If someone is Hungarian, they are Hungarian first and foremost, and they start to argue only after that—of course, in Hungarian. If we do not have a common value or a common means of communication, what are we talking about at all?’

Gergely Dobozi
12.10.2024
The Earthly Home and the Heavenly Home: An Interview with Father Imre Juhász
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

The Earthly Home and the Heavenly Home: An Interview with Father Imre Juhász

Father Imre serves a congregation that has many elderly Hungarian parishioners who look to him not only for their spiritual but also logistical needs. He also helps the local Hungarian institutions by baking and cooking meals as well as with the coordination of events of the Hungarian community. Father Imre also caters to a Hispanic community, so he celebrates Mass in three languages.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
12.10.2024
Imre Lendvai-Lintner: Thirty Years Leading Hungarian American Scouting
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

Imre Lendvai-Lintner: Thirty Years Leading Hungarian American Scouting

In 1989 scouting became again legally permitted in Hungary. Consequently, the émigré Hungarian Scout Association changed its name to the current one: Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris. Nowadays it comprises more than 70 troops on four continents, in 14 countries, organized into five districts (Western Europe, South America, USA, Australia and Canada), with a total of 2,950 members.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
09.10.2024
Budapest–Seoul Relations Amplified: An Interview with Anthony B. Kim
INTERVIEW

Budapest–Seoul Relations Amplified: An Interview with Anthony B. Kim

‘South Korea can offer valuable expertise and alternatives to Hungary in terms of military modernization and strengthening security infrastructure in a more strategic manner,’ Heritage Foundation Research Fellow Anthony B. Kim told Hungarian Conservative on the sidelines of a Budapest conference organized to mark 35 years of Hungary–South Korea diplomatic relations.

Joakim Scheffer
08.10.2024
Quality in Volunteering — A Conversation with Zsuzsa Csajkás
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

Quality in Volunteering — A Conversation with Zsuzsa Csajkás

An in-depth interview with Zsuzsa Csajkás, co-founder of both the South Florida Hungarian Kids Club and the Hungarian Chamber of Business and Commerce in Florida. Born in Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc, Transylvania), she moved to the States for better opportunities and later to pursue a business career, only to then become deeply involved in the life of the Hungarian American community after the birth of her son.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
07.10.2024
Florida, a Beacon of Hope — An Interview with American Publisher Paul du Quenoy
INTERVIEW

Florida, a Beacon of Hope — An Interview with American Publisher Paul du Quenoy

‘Due to Governor Desantis’ policies, which are extremely popular in the nation and indeed around the world, more and more people have come to Florida to benefit from them and enjoy them,’ Paul du Quenoy pointed out in an interview with Hungarian Conservative.

Joakim Scheffer
06.10.2024
Reimagining Folklife Resources — A Conversation with Anna De Cheke Qualls
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

Reimagining Folklife Resources — A Conversation with Anna De Cheke Qualls

An in-depth interview with Anna (Panni) De Cheke Qualls, co-founder of the Hungarian Folklife Association, who moved to the States as a child with her family in the 1980s, then became actively involved in Hungarian folk dancing after her son, Leó became passionate about it. Now mother and son dance together in the Tisza Ensemble and Bátori Folk Dance Ensemble, where Panni also volunteers.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
05.10.2024
Israeli MP Rothman: ‘Hungary is one of the few pro-Israel voices in Europe’
INTERVIEW

Israeli MP Rothman: ‘Hungary is one of the few pro-Israel voices in Europe’

‘In Hungary, the welcome and the love that the state of Israel gets are very different. So is the intolerance of the intolerance, which is the most important thing, because you don’t have to agree with everything I say, but the fact is that you are not tolerating intolerance. If you are letting the violent people enjoy their free speech, like it happened in Berkeley, you are preventing the freedom of speech of the people who were not violent…And I think on that issue, Hungary got it right.’

Márton Lukács
03.10.2024
James Carafano on Hungary’s Unique Role as a Connector of Global Conservatism
INTERVIEW

James Carafano on Hungary’s Unique Role as a Connector of Global Conservatism

James Carafano is a leading expert in national security and foreign policy challenges, an accomplished historian and teacher, as well as a prolific writer and researcher. He currently serves as Senior Counselor to the President and E.W. Richardson Fellow at The Heritage Foundation. He sat down with conservative outlet Mandiner while he was in Budapest for the Fourth Danube–Heritage Geopolitical Summit in September.

Zoltán Pataki
03.10.2024
John Tsagronis and Michelle Watson on Corporate Statecraft: A Budapest Interview
INTERVIEW

John Tsagronis and Michelle Watson on Corporate Statecraft: A Budapest Interview

John Tsagronis and Michelle Watson, the founders of the Corporate Statecraft programme at the Institute of World Politics, were among the speakers and panellists of the 4th Danube–Heritage Geopolitical Summit this September, when they graciously sat down with Hungarian Conservative for an interview.

Ádám Bráder
02.10.2024
‘My goal is making Hungarian culture known’ — A Conversation with Emese Kerkay
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘My goal is making Hungarian culture known’ — A Conversation with Emese Kerkay

Both Emese and her husband, László Kerkay have been cultivators of the rich Hungarian historical and cultural heritage and overall active contributors to the life of the Hungarian community of Passaic, New Jersey, having served at the Hungarian school for over 30 years: Emese as teacher and principal, László as treasurer. Emese has also been an active scout since the age of six and was a founding member and for 25 years curator of the American Hungarian Museum of Passaic.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
28.09.2024
‘I had a front row seat to history’— An Interview with Éva Voisin, Honorary Consul of Hungary in San Francisco
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘I had a front row seat to history’— An Interview with Éva Voisin, Honorary Consul of Hungary in San Francisco

Éva Voisin is an accomplished lawyer, founder of the Hungarian American Chamber of Commerce and the Honorary Consul of Hungary for Northern California since 1993. She was awarded the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary in 2013, and is also the 2003 recipient of the Pro Auxilio Civium Hungarorum prize and numerous other awards for her pro-bono legal and civic activities.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
25.09.2024
‘We need to teach our young people that their country is something to be proud of’ — An Interview with Robert Wilkie
INTERVIEW

‘We need to teach our young people that their country is something to be proud of’ — An Interview with Robert Wilkie

‘You [in Hungary] imbue your young people in primary and secondary school with a sense of Hungary’s place in history…I mean, this was the country that turned back the invasions from Turkey and the Muslim lands and saved European civilization hundreds of years ago…We need to teach history in our schools, teach our young people that their country is something to be proud of.’

Márton Lukács
19.09.2024
Judicial Watch’s Paul Orfanedes on His Legal Fights to Protect the United States
INTERVIEW

Judicial Watch’s Paul Orfanedes on His Legal Fights to Protect the United States

‘We’ve looked at other things involving Hungary that have been done through the State Department, like the change in the visa programme, which seemed like it was perhaps punitive. So we tried to get some records from the State Department about that. We filed a lawsuit. But we haven’t been looking at the EU-Hungary relationship. That’s something that is out of the scope of our usual tools, lawsuits and public records requests.’

Márton Lukács
16.09.2024
Raising a Whole Child — A Conversation with Founder of Aprókfalva Hungarian Preschool Enikő Gorondi and Her Daughter Réka Gorondi-Bányai
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

Raising a Whole Child — A Conversation with Founder of Aprókfalva Hungarian Preschool Enikő Gorondi and Her Daughter Réka Gorondi-Bányai

An in-depth interview with Enkő Gorondi, founder and headmaster of the Aprókfalva Montessori Preschool and learning pod, a unique Hungarian daily educational institution in Piscataway, New Jersey; and her daughter, who, as a teacher, scout leader and folk dance teacher is also an active member of the local Hungarian community.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
14.09.2024
‘There’s a lot that can be learned from the way Hungary is treating immigration’ — An Interview with American Immigration Expert Robert Law
INTERVIEW

‘There’s a lot that can be learned from the way Hungary is treating immigration’ — An Interview with American Immigration Expert Robert Law

‘If you’re not a sovereign nation, then you’re just a land mass where people can come, they can live, they can work, they can seek refuge regardless of what the laws actually are…You see that now you have Venezuelan gangs who have taken over American communities that didn’t have a single presence in the United States just a few years ago. This has all happened in the last couple of years under the Biden-Harris policies. ‘

Márton Lukács
13.09.2024
‘We have grown the most in our faith and Hungarian identity’ — A Conversation with Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Programme Scholars Ágnes and István Vámosi
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘We have grown the most in our faith and Hungarian identity’ — A Conversation with Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Programme Scholars Ágnes and István Vámosi

An in-depth interview with Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Programme scholars Ágnes and István Vámosi, who undertook the responsibility of teaching Hungarian folk dance in Los Angeles for two years with their little son, Pityke in tow.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
12.09.2024
‘I used to be called the Iron Lady’ — An Interview with Prof. Dr. Judit Eva Puskás
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘I used to be called the Iron Lady’ — An Interview with Prof. Dr. Judit Eva Puskás

Professor Puskás is a highly accomplished researcher, engineer and university professor living in the United States, who is still active in her field of chemical engineering. She has not only excelled professionally, but has also been an active member of the Hungarian Diaspora in America.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
08.09.2024
The Curious Case of Imane Khelif — Looking at the Paris Olympics Gender Scandal from the Perspective of a Female Ex-Olympian
CULTURE & SOCIETY INTERVIEW

The Curious Case of Imane Khelif — Looking at the Paris Olympics Gender Scandal from the Perspective of a Female Ex-Olympian

The case of the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was undoubtedly one of the biggest scandals of the summer, dominating headlines in major media outlets for weeks. Hungarian Conservative sat down with former Olympian Zsuzsa Csisztu to examine the controversial athlete’s rise and its impact on women’s sports from the perspective of a female athlete.

Joakim Scheffer
02.09.2024
‘Love brought, but Hungarians kept me here’ — A Conversation with Zsuzsánna Balla
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘Love brought, but Hungarians kept me here’ — A Conversation with Zsuzsánna Balla

An in-depth interview with pianist and choir director Zsuzsánna Balla, who has lived in the United States for more than twenty years, and yet she and her family have preserved and continue to foster their Hungarian heritage, and are active and enthusiastic members of the Hungarian American community.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
31.08.2024
‘We no longer have enough members in our community to do things separately’ — A Conversation with the Megyeri Couple from Chicago
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘We no longer have enough members in our community to do things separately’ — A Conversation with the Megyeri Couple from Chicago

An in-depth interview with Erika and József Megyeri, former and current presidents of the Hungarian Communion of Friends, about their families’ emigration to the U.S., their involvement in the life of the local Hungarian community as teenagers, and how and why they decided to play a leading role in community building.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
25.08.2024
‘I hope we can preserve Hungarian language for the youngest generations in New Zealand’ — An Interview with Steve Fejos
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘I hope we can preserve Hungarian language for the youngest generations in New Zealand’ — An Interview with Steve Fejos

‘The current Embassy has been very active in supporting the retention of the culture and also in organizing community events and film screenings, and joining us in National Day celebrations.’

Gergely Dobozi
24.08.2024
‘I always considered myself Hungarian’ — A Conversation with Eva Kazella
DIASPORA INTERVIEW

‘I always considered myself Hungarian’ — A Conversation with Eva Kazella

An in-depth interview with Eva Kazella, a prominent member of the Hungarian American community, about the deportation of her family from Communist Slovakia, the vicissitudes before starting a new life in the United States, her family, and the vibrant community life of Hungarian Americans.

Ildikó Antal-Ferencz
21.08.2024
‘We’ve got into some strange places’ — Satirist Konstantin Kisin on Imane Khelif, Paris Olympics and Wokeness
INTERVIEW

‘We’ve got into some strange places’ — Satirist Konstantin Kisin on Imane Khelif, Paris Olympics and Wokeness

‘We have to create a cultural environment where wokeness is marginalized as the lunacy that it is,’ Russian-British satirist Konstantin Kisin stated in an interview with Hungarian Conservative.

Joakim Scheffer
19.08.2024
‘Trying to rewrite history is stupid’ — An Interview with Former Bild Editor-in-Chief Kai Diekmann
INTERVIEW

‘Trying to rewrite history is stupid’ — An Interview with Former Bild Editor-in-Chief Kai Diekmann

‘If we try to rewrite history, we’re going to get a wrong idea of why things went wrong and why things happened the way they happened,’ former Bild editor-in-chief Kai Diekmann remarked in an interview with Hungarian Conservative. In the discussion, Diekmann delved into the dangers of cancel culture, the state of media freedom in the Western world, and the importance of Viktor Orbán’s peace mission.

Joakim Scheffer
18.08.2024
‘Hungary is an island of sanity’ — An Interview with Professor David Betz on ‘Stupid Wars’
INTERVIEW

‘Hungary is an island of sanity’ — An Interview with Professor David Betz on ‘Stupid Wars’

‘Hungary’s leaders feel that it is their responsibility to preserve and protect the security and prosperity of the Hungarian nation. And that, surprisingly, is an unusual perspective everywhere else within Western Europe.’

Gergely Dobozi
17.08.2024
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