48 Hours Left to Apply — 2013 Summer Leadership Academy

On May 8, 2013

An intense learning experience in Bercel, Hungary for Central Europe’s promising young leaders and thinkers.

Donald Tusk’s Wandering Eye

by Tomasz Pisula, On April 29, 2013

Martin Schulz’s trip to Poland may have revealed one of the most important factors influencing Polish politics in recent years: Donald Tusk’s ambitions for European office.

Young Innovators Design Odoo House

by Maria Sheviakova, On April 26, 2013

Compact, simple, and even transportable, Odoo house represents the opportunity for a new, healthier lifestyle more in balance with the environment than typical urban living.

Kim Lane Scheppele Misleading on Hungary’s Legal Reforms

by Miklós Szánthó and Péter Törcsi, On April 18, 2013

If Scheppele has objections to Fidesz politically, she is free to voice them, but she overstates her case against Hungary’s current legal order with inaccurate information and irresponsible accusations.

The Iron Lady’s Soft Spot for Eastern Europe

by Travis LaCouter, On April 10, 2013

By casting the confrontation between the free West and the communist East in moral terms, Thatcher gave courage to opponents of communism and hope to its victims.

Fidesz at 25: From Freedom-Fighters to Radical Democrats

by Vera Molnár, On April 5, 2013

The majority is not necessarily right just because it is a legitimately elected majority.

Your Guide to the Fourth Amendment

by Hugó Fekete, On March 26, 2013

An overview of the controversial Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law, recently passed by Parliament.

The Soviet Goal in the Cold War

by Tibor R. Machan, On March 18, 2013

Marx himself argued, back in the 1880s, that the movement toward a global communist future necessarily had to involve spreading out the borders of socialist Russia.

Europe’s Lost Generation

by Maria Sheviakova, On March 7, 2013

My generation has become a hostage to the easy consumption it has enjoyed for free for so long. The best response lies, first of all, in young people reexamining their own mindsets.

Rethinking Religion in Hungary

by Travis LaCouter, On February 27, 2013

The Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down the government’s law, thereby restoring hundreds of churches’ official status. Now is a good time to reflect upon the proper relationship between religion and government in Hungary.

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