PM Orbán’s speech at Kötcse on 9/11
Tuesday, September 13th, 2016Commentators agree that our lives will never be the same as they were before 2001, but disagree on PM Orbán’s speech on the anniversary. READ MORE
A pro-government take on the terror-verdict
Monday, September 5th, 2016A right-wing lawyer and columnist rejects the idea that György Budaházy, who with his accomplices was found guilty of 18 acts of terror, was the innocent victim of a show trial. READ MORE
Budaházy sentenced to 13 years
Thursday, September 1st, 2016Commentators ponder the severe sentences handed down to the defendants in the first political terror case in the history of Hungarian democracy. READ MORE
German terror spree in focus
Wednesday, July 27th, 2016Left-wing pundits commenting on the German terror attacks caution against fear mongering and fomenting anti-migrant hysteria. Conservative columnists, on the other hand, think that the events prove the failure of multicultural integration and even suggest that Chancellor Merkel is complicit in the horrible crimes. READ MORE
Echoes of the Nice massacre
Monday, July 18th, 2016Commentators agree that in our age no society is fully sheltered from terrorist attacks. But they sharply disagree on the causes. READ MORE
Parliament passes anti-terror legislation
Thursday, June 9th, 2016While left-liberal Népszabadság no longer regards the constitutional amendments as a threat, Népszava thinks they are the beginning of the end of the republic. READ MORE
A call to counter the Jihadist threat
Wednesday, April 20th, 2016A migration expert, writing in the leading pro-government daily, claims that the attempt of Europe’s liberal elite to use only “politically correct” language
Anti-terror legislation can pass after talks with Opposition
Saturday, April 16th, 2016Magyar Nemzet is happy to see a rare case of consensus forming on the floor of Parliament on an important issue. READ MORE
Former chief spy blames allies for Brussels terror
Tuesday, April 5th, 2016A onetime leading intelligence service official condemns western allies who have ridiculed the Belgian secret services after the two terror bombing attacks in Brussels. He claims that Belgian counter-espionage operations have been deliberately weakened at the request of partner services, which are omnipresent in Brussels. READ MORE
ISIS mentions Hungary in new threat message
Friday, April 1st, 2016Commenting on a recent jihadist video naming Hungary among potential terror targets, a left-wing columnist accuses the government of using the threat to push its own political agenda. A pro-government columnist calls on the opposition to support the government’s efforts to reduce the threat. READ MORE