‘The recurring motif of [Farkas Molnár’s] paintings, reminiscent of his childhood games with his siblings and the Bauhaus kite festivals, is a—what a beautiful term—“flying toy”, a flying model, a symbol of longing, separation, and at the same time a Promethean innovation that revolutionizes everyday life.’
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reaffirmed that the essence of the ‘Hungarian dream’ lies in owning a home, not renting, while outlining the government’s family-friendly policies, the Home Start housing programme, and Hungary’s firm stance against migration in a wide-ranging radio interview.
‘I think this is something that’s often missed: communism and socialism, they’re attempts to solve a problem within liberalism. And the problem within liberalism is this individualism, right? Socialism and communism try to solve that problem, but they just repeat all the same problems. And so communism and liberalism are not so far apart. The Hungarians understand that particularly well…’
At MCC Feszt 2025 in Esztergom, panellists Patrick Deneen, Chad Pecknold, Gladden Pappin, and István Kiss discussed whether we are living in a post-liberal age. They argued that liberalism is collapsing under its own contradictions, while Hungary’s national policy offers a compelling alternative grounded in tradition, family, and sovereignty.
In a radio interview, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán criticized EU leadership over a failed trade deal with the US and introduced major housing and family support measures aimed at protecting Hungary’s middle class and boosting the economy.
Former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich has posted a video in which he accuses President Trump of fascism for trying to strip the American broadcasting companies PBS and NPR of public funding. That is despite the fact that the 20th-century authoritarian regimes he is comparing him to did the exact opposite, and invested heavily in public media, turning it into a state-run propaganda machine…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her speech during Monday’s motion of censure debate not to take accountability for Pfizergate, but instead to frame her political opponents as ‘Putin apologists’ and ‘conspiracy theorists’. The debate laid bare everything that is wrong with EU leadership and the lack of accountability among unelected bureaucrats.
‘The French Council of State…did not base its decision on educational freedoms. Instead, it invoked two principles from the Education Code. These principles are quasi-totalitarian: “The Nation assigns as the school’s primary mission to share the values of the Republic with students”; “Education is a national public service, whose organization and operation are ensured by the State.”’
Hungary has received extensive negative coverage from the mainstream media in the West after the National Assembly passed a law restricting the Budapest Pride march earlier this year. Back in 2019, however, the coverage was very different when city officials in Modesto, California, denied the permit for a straight pride parade.
Is Israel prepared for any unexpected scenario of war? What was the casus belli, and what is the war goal for the Jewish state? Can Israel’s Palestinian and Iranian policies be defended? We asked Israel’s ambassador to Hungary about the war.