Prince Árpád holding a drinking horn (detail, Chronicon Pictum, cca 1360)

The Spiritual History of the Hungarian Nation — Part IV

‘On our part, we doubt that “history of ideas” as a methodologically coherent discipline existed in Hungary between the two world wars…Nevertheless, their work is undoubtedly a prime example of an attempt at the creation of a conservative-oriented social science. The history of ideas is, in fact, a philosophy of history that takes into account factors that transcend matter, and through a specific research methodology is able to grasp and evaluate the processes that take place “behind” the surface of purely material social phenomena.’

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On Track for 2030: Education Policy Objectives in the EU

‘Progress towards the 2030 and 2025 targets shows steady improvement in most areas at the Community level, with a benchmark already achieved by Member States. Most work remains to be done in the area of primary education, where the gap between results and intentions is still widening.’

Soros-Backed World Justice Project Rule of Law Index Puts Hungary Below Botswana — Again

The NGO World Justice Project (WJP) has just published its annual rule of law ranking, which—like in previous years—gives Hungary an extremely low score. However, there is no cause for concern: the methodology of this George Soros-backed organization ranks democracies based on entirely subjective elements, making it a tool for exerting political pressure on Hungary.

Hungary’s Student City to Address Growing Demand for University Housing

The Student City planned to be developed with government funding in Budapest could provide thousands of new student residence places within three years, as the country’s demand for higher education housing grows. Minister Balázs Hankó discussed this ambitious project, the success of Hungarian universities, and the housing needs of young people in a recent television interview.

President-elect Donald Trump (L) with US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) during a campaign rally at the J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, on 4 November 2024

With Rubio, Waltz, Next Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy Looks Promising for Hungary

Press reports indicate that in Donald Trump’s new administration Marco Rubio will be appointed Secretary of State, and Mike Waltz will take on the role of national security advisor. These likely appointments are promising for Hungary, as both politicians hold views on key issues—such as the war in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East—that align with Budapest’s foreign policy.

A man in a military uniform stays in a burning wheat field as Russian troops shell fields to prevent local farmers from harvesting grain crops, Polohy district, Zaporizhzhia Region, southeastern Ukraine. This photo cannot be distributed in the Russian Federation.NO USE RUSSIA. NO USE BELARUS. (Photo by Dmytro Smolyenko / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Who Is to Blame for Last Week’s Air Pollution Explosion?

‘Although almost all of Hungary was covered in noxious and harmful air for the entire weekend, so too was more than half of Central and Northern Europe, with countries such as Denmark, Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Slovenia, as well as Italy also being directly affected by the emanations (wherever they may have come from)….But what is the cause?’

Hungarian American scoutmaster, retired mathematics teacher Viktor Fischer

‘The scout-bug is still inside me’ — A Conversation with Former New York Scoutmaster Viktor Fischer

In October 1951, Zoltán Vasvári, a.k.a. ‘Zolibá’, a former Hungarian military officer, gathered the sons of many Hungarian families in his New York apartment to introduce them to Hungarian scouting. Viktor Fischer joined the first patrol in the spring of 1952, and, as he puts it, ‘the scout bug has remained’ in him ever since. A conversation about a long and fruitful life, dedicated to teaching and to the Hungarian American community of the New York area.