- All Authors
- Aaron Rhodes
- Abhishek Bhattacharya
- Adam Allouba
- Adinda Tenriangke Muchtar
- Adrian Nikolov
- Agustín Etchebarne
- AJ Skiera
- Alberto Mingardi
- Ali Masoud
- Andreas Kohl
- Andrzej Rzońca
- Anthony de Jasay
- Antonella Marty
- Arda Akçiçek
- Attila Juhasz
- Axel Kaiser
- Brad Lips
- Bryan Cheang
- Bryant Jackson-Green
- Candelaria de Elizalde
- Casey Given
- Casey Pifer
- Chelsea Schick
- Christoph Heuermann
- D. Dhanuraj
- Dalibor Rohac
- Dan Lips
- Daniel Hinšt
- Daniela E. Rodriguez
- Daniil Gorbatenko
- Dmitry Vasishev
- Donald Cassell
- Dora de Ampuero
- Dr. Adebusuyi Isaac Adeniran
- Dr. Atilla Yayla
- Dr. Bican Şahin, Ph.D.
- Dr. Eamonn Butler
- Dr. George H. Nash
- Dr. Katherine Ruger
- Dr. Lyall Swim
- Dr. Roberto Salinas León
- Dr. Tom G. Palmer
- Edo Omercevic
- Eileen Norcross
- Elena Leontjeva
- Elena Panaritis
- Emmanuel Martin
- Eric D. Dixon
- Federico N. Fernández
- Felippa Amanta
- Fred Roeder
- Garreth Bloor
- George Ayittey, Ph.D.
- George H. Smith
- Georgi Vuldzhev
- Glen Hodgson
- Gonzalo Schwarz
- Greg Brooks
- Gurcharan Das
- Guy Sorman
- Herbert Grubel
- Iván Cachanosky
- Janet Neilson
- Japheth J Omojuwa
- Jarrett Skorup
- Jean-Guillaume de Tocqueville
- Jeffrey Tucker
- Jerry L. Jordan
- Johan Norberg
- John C. Mozena
- Jonáš Rais
- Juan Pina
- Kellie Wong
- Krassen Stanchev
- Kubilay Atlay
- Kumar Anand
- Leszek Balcerowicz
- Linda Kavuka Kiguhi
- Linda Whetstone
- Luis Eduardo Barrueto
- Madeline Grant
- Mahmoud Farouk
- Mao Yushi
- Marek Tatala
- Maria Semykoz
- Mark Littlewood
- Mark Skousen
- Martin Vlachynsky
- Máté Hajba
- Matt Warner
- Michael Howe-Ely
- Michael Mastrianna
- Michael Reitz
- Michel Kelly-Gagnon
- Mustafa Akyol
- Nick Dranias
- Nikolai Wenzel
- Nouh El-Harmouzi
- Oliver Marc Hartwich
- Olivia Gonzalez
- Paul Guay
- Paul Hollander
- Peter J. Boettke
- Phil Magness
- Piotr Govorov
- Rahul V. Kumar
- Rainer Heufers
- Remberto Latorre-Artus
- Renate Samson
- Renée Flaherty
- Robert C. Enlow
- Rodrigo Constantino
- Rofi Uddarojat
- Sabine El-Chidiac
- Sethaput Suthiwart-Narueput, Ph.D.
- Shikha Dalmia
- Siegfried Herzog
- Stefan Kolev
- Stephen Hasley, Ph.D.
- Steve Hanke
- Steve Horwitz
- Stoyan Panchev
- Temba A. Nolutshungu
- Timothy Andrews
- William Easterly
- Yamila Feccia
- Zilvinas Silenas
- Zoltán Kész
NEWS + ANALYSIS

HUNGARY STANDS AT A CROSSROADS BETWEEN AUTHORITY AND LIBERTY
February 11, 2015 | by Máté Hajba
Hungary has been headed down a path toward a Vladimir Putin–style authoritarian state for the past few years, ever since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán took power in 2010. Driven by a supermajority of the governing party, Fidesz, Hungary’s government has settled into a status quo bolstered by self-serving propaganda and corruption of the rule of law. A series of scandals has opened the eyes of many previously uninterested citizens, though, allowing an opposition movement to take root. Hungarians have not given up on regaining their freedoms.
READ MORE
LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IS OVER IN HUNGARY
July 29, 2014 | by Máté Hajba
The declaration that liberal democracy is over in Hungary is no exaggeration. Prime Minister Viktor Orban said so. He should know, having delivered two huge blows to democracy recently. Last week started with a Constitutional Court (CC) decision that everyone had been waiting for. The CC was our last hope for checks and balances in the country. We had been optimistic but to no avail. The court slapped democracy in the face regarding Hungary’s municipal election system in the capital, Budapest.
READ MORE
A GRIM TIME FOR HUNGARY
April 16, 2014 | by Máté Hajba
The reelection of Hungary’s governing party, Fidesz, is bad news for investors and liberals alike since Fidesz did its best to nationalize assets and strengthen government power. The bad news was compounded by the third-place finish of the country’s ultranationalist party, Jobbik, which gained a significant number of seats in the election. Fidesz, a self-proclaimed center-right party, enjoyed a two-thirds majority in the previous term, giving them absolute power. This will continue in the new term.
READ MORE