And what is it about Christian nationalism that looks to produce kleptocratic regimes?
Viktor Orbán
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Trump’s Kiss of Life
Canada’s Mark Carney, Denmark’s Mette Frederiksen, and maybe even Britain’s Keir Starmer can thank Trump for reviving their sagging fortunes. Viktor Orbán, not so much.
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Re-enacting the Crusades
Pete Hegseth’s Christianity—tribal, with plenty of enemies who deserve the sword—is central to the MAGA worldview.
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The Friends of Viktor Orbán
Trump and Putin, Bibi and Tucker Carlson, thug-ocrats of all nations flock to Orbán’s banner.
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Donald Trump Loves Dictators
His model leader is a tin-pot autocrat running a small corrupt country.
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The Real Goal Behind the Frenzy Against ‘Wokeness’
Get rich by getting the rubes mad.
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How Hungary’s Orban Turned the Ukraine War to His Own Advantage
And set an example for other right-wing leaders
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BS Alert for Today: Ross Douthat
Today on TAP: Tucker’s Orban gambit needs a mainstream conservative validator.
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Viktor Orban’s Viral Authoritarianism
The public-health crisis is real—and is being used to further legitimize authoritarianism in Hungary.
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Orban’s Own Rabbi, and Chabad’s Support for Shareholder Capitalism
Today’s Washington Post features a fascinating and revelatory story by James McAuley that illuminates the growing relationship between the Hasidic sect Chabad and the operationally anti-Semitic regime of Hungary’s Victor Orban. (“Operationally” because it’s not apparent that Orban is personally anti-Semitic, but abundantly apparent that he has resurrected a host of anti-Semitic tropes—most particularly, in […]
