Over 500 Venues Join the 11th National Animation Celebration

The 11th National Animation Celebration, held from 14–16 November, will focus on literary adaptations. With more than 500 participating venues across Hungary and beyond, the free festival celebrates the richness of Hungarian and international animation.

There Is No Such Thing as ‘Thatcherism’

‘The demise of the great party owes itself in large part to a false interpretation of history. What Mrs Thatcher did was simply to act in the way the conditions of the time demanded.’

The 1044 Battle of Ménfő

The First Foreign King on the Hungarian Throne: Peter Orseolo, Successor to Saint Stephen

‘Undoubtedly, the political and ecclesiastical situation in Hungary in the 11th century was not ripe for a politician who was not familiar with Hungarian conditions to ascend the throne…Without taking Hungarian conditions into account, Peter rashly attempted to transform the country into a Western-style kingdom, and in doing so, he was left to his own devices and failed.’

The Lost Order: Authority, Progress, and the Illusion of Sovereignty

‘The problem is not whether progress has material benefits—it would be foolish to deny them—but that the concept of progress has forced upon us a materialist and quantitative worldview that is incapable of measuring, or even perceiving, what was lost in the process. …Our diagnosis, therefore, is not that progress is heading in the wrong direction, but that “progress” itself is the wrong compass.’

The Supreme Court Has the Chance to Give Republicans a Big Hand in the Midterms

The US Supreme Court is set to hear a second round of oral arguments in the case Louisiana v Callais, which might decide that drawing congressional districts based on race is unconstitutional. If so, solid Republican states in the South would have the ability to create a handful of new districts favourable to the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Brussels Probes Reports on Alleged Hungarian Spy Network in EU — Why Now?

Brussels is set to investigate claims that Hungarian intelligence officers spied on EU institutions and sought to recruit an official while stationed at Hungary’s permanent representation between 2015 and 2017. The move comes eight years after the alleged network was dismantled—and just 6 months before Hungary’s general election.