Writing about what 16 years of fighting back against illiberalism taught me, new essay every Tuesday, from Budapest.
Hungary built the blueprint for modern illiberalism โ we spent sixteen years learning how to fight it. Writing from Budapest to share what that taught us. New essays every Tuesday on intentional civic life.
Iโm Martin McSweeney. A political commentator and content creator dedicated to the preservation of democracy and social justice.
The Hungary Report traces Hungary's uneasy aftermath of Orbรกn, as the country works to rebuild its public life. It captures the slow, often fraught work of restoring democracy after years of deliberate unravelling.