Politics and society | 09.24.2026 | 5 mins

A Politician in My Living Room

When we pass each other on the street, it is not only people who meet, but also desires, life stories, successes and failures. Of course, only briefly, because the details are known only to the few hundred people with whom...
Politics and society | 09.04.2026 | 6 mins

Civil Oversight

We often hear and use the term civil oversight. But do we really know what it means? And would we accept it if the oversight were being exercised over us — perhaps by civil society, or even by a single...
Politics and society | 02.19.2024 | 6 mins

Anatomy of a Scandal in Hungary

The recent political scandal in Hungary forced the resignation of the president, a retired former minister, and the leader of the second largest church in the country. The scandal revealed many interesting details about the specificities of the Hungarian political system.

Politics and society | 08.25.2026 | 4 mins

The Veterinary Horse

The expression refers to a non-existent horse from the folklore of veterinary students. It describes a horse on whose complex anatomical chart the symptoms of every known disease are presented. Unfortunately, Hungary’s current condition deserves this description. The political changes...