Dispute over history curriculum
A liberal and a left-wing columnist harshly criticize a conservative historian’s suggestion that history education should be used to strengthen national feeling. A pro-government commentator, on the...
View ArticleA middle-of-the-road view on nationalism
A political analyst dismisses the arguments of both European pro-integrationists and nationalists, and claims that neither group has a credible vision of Europe and European nation-states. In Népszava,...
View ArticleRight-wing writer calls for green nationalism
A conservative pundit points out that nationalism can help reduce global trade, consumption and ecological footprints. On 888, Ádám Pozsonyi writes that nationalism can save the planet. The...
View ArticleCalls for a national Left
A left-wing political analyst suggests that national feeling and social democracy can complement each other, and calls on the Hungarian Left to embrace national ideas. In Népszava, Ádám Paár, an...
View ArticleConservative columnist reclaims European identity
A pro-government pundit accuses liberal EU elites of trying to force an artificial uniform European identity on all EU member states. She calls on conservatives to defend authentic European identity...
View ArticleExchange over ‘localism’
An alt-left and a conservative pundit ponder the prospect of a ‘localist’ ideology shared by both Right and Left. In Mérce, Dorottya Mendly ponders the possibility of a left-wing localist ideology. The...
View ArticleFootball seen as politics by other means
Commentators right across the political spectrum interpret the Hungarian team’s unexpected success and tragic exit from the European Football Championship as a political allegory. Magyar Nemzet’s...
View ArticleCalls for a ‘national’ Left
A left-wing political scientist thinks that the Left needs to endorse patriotism if it wants to strengthen solidarity and equality. In Népszava, Attila Tibor Nagy calls on the Left to embrace ‘national...
View ArticleHungarians willing to defend their country – poll
According to a recent survey, half the Hungarian adult population would take up arms to defend their country in case of an attack from abroad. Mandiner’s Mátyás Kohán comments on a survey by the Závecz...
View ArticlePM Orbán addresses CPAC Budapest
A pro-government commentator endorses the ideas expressed by the Prime Minister in his keynote speech at the second CPAC conference held in as many years in Budapest. Addressing the Conservative...
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