What is the significance of the 250-year-old Declaration of Independence? Was the American Revolution justified? We spoke to the executive director of the Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture, and Society at The Ohio State University about whether the Declaration of Independence—the ‘birth certificate’ of the United States—was legally and lawfully adopted under the British laws of the time.
An Irish man has been sentenced to 14 years in a Hungarian high-security prison for the murder of American tourist Mackenzie Michalski in Budapest. The court rejected his claim that her death was accidental during consensual sexual activity and found him guilty of intentional homicide.
Irish police have launched a manhunt after American-born mother Jamey Carney, 43, was found dead in Killarney. Media reports identify the wanted man as a ‘Middle Eastern asylum seeker’ who had lived in an accommodation centre, while publicly available social media posts suggest that the suspect and Carney were in a relationship. Police have described the man as ‘known to’ the victim.
At the turn of the last century, some 200 people from Homoródalmás alone set out to seek their fortune overseas. Their story, written in blood and sweat, will soon be published in book format as the next standalone volume of the Hungarian Roots and American Dreams series, which explores the lives of Hungarian immigrants in America.
Air Canada has launched a new direct route between Toronto and Budapest, restoring a key transatlantic connection and strengthening Hungary’s growing aviation ties with North America. Government officials and airport executives say the service will boost tourism, business travel, and connections with Canada’s large Hungarian diaspora.
The Ludovika University of Public Service hosted the America and Freedom 250 conference in Budapest ahead of the 250th anniversary of US independence. Hungarian and American speakers discussed freedom, transatlantic relations, NATO, US foreign policy, and bilateral ties. Participants included US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Caroline Savage and former ambassador Philip T Reeker.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio thanked the Czech government on Thursday after Prague accepted an American doctor exposed to Ebola during the worsening outbreak in Central Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared the rapidly escalating Ebola outbreak in Uganda and the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo a public health emergency of international concern.
‘For some Hungarians, America promised bread, freedom, and a new beginning; for others, it revealed exploitation, prejudice, and the unsettling realization that far from home, even identity itself could slowly dissolve.’
‘America is a large and prosperous country that has attracted talented individuals from all over the world—that’s how it reached such a high level also in science. Through the exhibition, Americans can learn about the remarkable contributions Hungarian scientists have made to this success.’
‘In short, what the majority of the world has perceived as the United States trying to do away with the status quo is, in reality, the US’s attempt to preserve it.’
At a time when public debate is increasingly polarized and superficial, Hungarian Conservative remains committed to depth and independent thought.
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