Polarization as a threat
Saturday, April 8th, 2017A centrist commentator thinks that in Hungary both Left and Right want to silence voices that do not fit their own ideology. READ MORE
Népszabadság shuts down
Monday, October 10th, 2016On Saturday, the management of Népszabadság suspended all operations of Hungary’s leading left-wing daily. A left-wing columnist accuses the government of being behind the owners’ decision, while pro-government commentators accept their explanation that they wanted to cut losses. READ MORE
Ruminations on the EU-Turkey migrant deal
Saturday, May 14th, 2016Two conservative commentators criticize the EU for abandoning its core principles and trusting its security to Turkey. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, hopes that the lifting of the Turkish visa requirement will strengthen democrats in Turkey without compromising the EU’s security. READ MORE
Holocaust denier sentenced to fine – or jail
Monday, January 11th, 2016As a Facebook commenter is sentenced to pay a high fine or go to prison for Holocaust denial, commentators wonder whether sanctioning hate speech makes sense as a means of fighting anti-Semitism. READ MORE
Hungary divided at 1848 national unity commemoration
Tuesday, March 17th, 2015As Hungary celebrates the anniversary of the 1848 revolution, commentators both on Right and Left call for national unity and accuse each other of further polarizing the nation. READ MORE
Racist website ordered to delete article denying the Holocaust
Monday, January 19th, 2015As a Court rules against the anti-Semitic and anti-Roma website kuruc.info, a liberal blogger calls the legal ban of Holocaust denial counterproductive. A left-wing lawyer criticizes the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) for offering legal help to the radical website. READ MORE
Lessons of the Charlie Hebdo attack
Monday, January 12th, 2015Commentators across the political spectrum try to assess the long-term consequences of the Charlie Hebdo massacre. Among other issues, they dispute whether free speech can or should ever be constrained in order to protect religious sensibilities and avert fundamentalist violence. READ MORE
The Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack
Friday, January 9th, 2015Left-wing journalists contend that the Charlie Hebdo murders should be interpreted as an act against free speech. A conservative columnist suggests that journalists should show more caution and abstain from provoking radicals through publishing tasteless content that can be interpreted as blasphemy. READ MORE
Imre Kertész accuses The New York Times of censorship
Friday, November 14th, 2014Two conservative columnists accuse The New York Times of bias for deciding not to publish an interview with Imre Kertész Nobel prize winning novelist who dismissed the idea that Hungary was a dictatorship. READ MORE
Government bans conference of US based far-right organization
Thursday, October 2nd, 2014A centrist blog finds it controversial that the US and American intellectuals like to accuse the Hungarian government of curbing democracy, but at the same time do not mind if a racist organization holds a conference in a Washington government building. READ MORE