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There’s a Message for MAGA in Viktor Orbán’s Defeat

Isaac Stanley-Becker

April 13, 2026

A black-and-white collage with Donald Trump on the left in a USA baseball cap and Viktor Orbán on the right

Photos: Hungarians Cheer Orbán’s Loss

April 13, 2026

A drone view of a large crowd gathering to celebrate alongside the River Danube in Budapest, at night.

Illiberalism Is Not Inevitable

April 12, 2026

Hungary Just Ousted the Unoustable

Isaac Stanley-Becker

April 12, 2026

Attendees at a Tisza-party election event cheer as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán concedes during parliamentary elections in Budapest

Viktor Orbán Could Actually Lose

Isaac Stanley-Becker

April 10, 2026

A crowd of young people at a Peter Magyar rally holding Hungarian flags

J. D. Vance Is Definitely Against Foreign Election Interference

Isaac Stanley-Becker

April 7, 2026

Victor Orbán stands next to J. D. Vance as both of them raise one hand to wave to the crowd.

National Security

The Hardest Job in Europe

Isaac Stanley-Becker

March 31, 2026

The First Post-Reality Political Campaign

March 27, 2026

Collage of images of Viktor Orbán, Péter Magyar, and Volodymyr Zelensky

America’s Future Is Hungary

illustration of faux coat of arms with bald eagles, a golden jeweled crown, and a shield with the U.S. flag, and a "T" with silhouette of Trump wearing crown

Trump’s Attempts to Muzzle the Press Look Familiar

March 15, 2025

A photo of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with black lines running through it

DOGE Gets a Foreign Ally

Isaac Stanley-Becker

March 4, 2025

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