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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…
Patriots for Europe leaders pose for a photo ahead of the first PfE summit on 17 October 2024.

Democracy Behind the Cordon Sanitaire

‘Hungarians had hoped that the newly formed European Parliament would finally move past the practice of stigmatizing those whose democratically elected positions differ from the Brussels mainstream. Instead, the Brussels elite decided to welcome the election results with blatant anti-democratic…
The Next logo displayed outside a store in the UK

The Next Big Thing — When Does the Rule of Law Become the Rule of Lawyers?

‘We are at the start of a new era of stilted social relations, endless jobsworths protecting themselves from liability, grindingly rigid hiring rules, untold chilling effects, and general sclerosis in the arteries of capitalism. “The more numerous the laws, the…
American political scientist Francis Fukuyama at Stanford University in California, 20 October 2018

The Ideal Concept of the Rule of Law

‘From a sovereigntist standpoint, we need a rule-of-law conception that does not concede any authority over domestic affairs to supranational organizations and international bureaucracies. We need to keep an eye on the bigger picture and understand that these discussions are…

Hungary Faces Growing Tensions with Brussels Over €200 Million Asylum Fine

The prospect of Hungary complying with the ECJ ruling appears increasingly unlikely, as the government shows no sign of relenting. In fact, the issue may escalate into a broader political confrontation….

Sovereignty, Economic Resilience, and the Future of Europe — Key Takeaways from the 2024 Tranzit Festival

One of Hungary’s largest political festivals, Tranzit, took place again in Tihany over the weekend. Now in its seventh year, the event featured speeches by prominent government politicians such as Péter Szijjártó, Balázs Orbán, and Antal Rogán. While the festival…

The Three ‘Bad Guys’ of the EU Rule of Law Assessment

According to the new Rule of Law Report released by the European Commission on 24 July, Italy, Hungary, and Slovakia performed poorly regarding the continued decline in democratic standards threatening the effective prosecution of corruption, the independence of the judicial…

Brussels 2024 Rule of Law Report Is Here — Is It Even Worth Looking at?

For the fourth consecutive year, the European Commission has published its annual report on the rule of law, which comes with few surprises. In addition to Hungary, Brussels is now concerned about the rule of law in Slovakia and Italy,…
Albert Bierstadt, Among the Sierra Nevada, California (1868). Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, USA

Oakeshott and Liberalism

‘Before the term “liberal” became ideological, it referred to much more general, non-political characteristics: open-mindedness, generosity, and the like…Liberalism, however, marked the triumphant beginnings of modernity, which aimed to create a political morality called “the conception of rational choice as…

Professor James Allan Discusses Lawfare Against Donald Trump, Mark Steyn

Commenting on the European Court of Justice’s recent ruling against Hungary, Professor Allan opined that the Court’s ‘interpretive approach to reading the underlying legal materials is living constitutionalism on steroids.’ He added: ‘If it were an American court or a…

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