Views on post- Trump America
Thursday, February 18th, 2021As the US Senate acquits President Trump and halts the impeachment procedure, a conservative and a left-wing pundit ponder the political landscape under President Biden. READ MORE
Weeklies on Capitol siege
Monday, January 18th, 2021As their editions last week just missed the assault on Washington’s Capitol Hill by enraged Trump supporters, Hungarian weeklies now devote considerable space to reports and comments on the events. READ MORE
Mainstream takes on the Capitol Hill riots
Saturday, January 9th, 2021The leading dailies of the Right and Left both blame the Capitol Hill siege primarily on President Trump. READ MORE
First reactions to US Capitol Hill riots
Friday, January 8th, 2021Two conservative commentators agree that the Capitol Hill siege marks the end of Donald Trump’s political career. They also accuse President Trump of weakening institutions and helping the Left into power. READ MORE
Antony Blinken named as next US Secretary of State
Monday, November 30th, 2020Commentators across the political spectrum try to guess how US-Hungarian diplomatic relations will develop under the new US administration. READ MORE
Government’s elbowroom wears thinner as Biden prepares to take office
Saturday, November 21st, 2020A liberal commentator suggests that Joe Biden’s electoral victory is already changing power relations in Europe – and not in favour of the Hungarian government. READ MORE
Prospects of US-Hungarian relations
Thursday, November 12th, 2020A liberal and a right-wing commentator both predict that US-Hungarian relations will deteriorate under President-elect Biden. READ MORE
First comments on Biden’s victory
Monday, November 9th, 2020Although they have been heavily committed to Biden during the campaign, left-wing observers are nevertheless only moderately optimistic about the outcome. A right-wing commentator, on the other hand, paints a gloomy picture, not merely of America’s future, but above all of Hungary’s ties with the US. READ MORE
An analysis of the failure of opinion polls in the US
Friday, November 6th, 2020As the result of the US election was still too early to call, a centrist analyst ponders the failure by pollsters to predict the closeness of the presidential race and concludes that this reveals deep problems within American democracy. READ MORE
US Presidential election in focus
Monday, November 2nd, 2020Pondering the possible implications of the US Presidential elections, right-wing pundits hope that Donald Trump is reelected, while left-wing and liberal columnists would prefer Joe Biden as next President of the US. READ MORE