Blog

Here’s what’s on my mind. If it’s in Hungarian, it’s probably personal. If it’s in English, I have either made a lot of foreign friends, or it’s about politics.

Enjoy!

How Do You Argue with a Dying Man?

In 2023, it took a single man’s bravery to unite my broken home country. Battling ALS, Dániel Karsai decided not to bow his head to the suffering, and took Hungary to the European Court of Human Rights to fight for the right to die. But by coming out to the public and showing the crude…
The man who can beat Orbán

With the government’s failing economic policies and rampant corruption, Péter Magyar’s ascent is accelerating each day Orbán spends in office. Read my column about Magyar’s campaign in The New World.
Magyar’s Grassroots Campaign Challenges Fidesz’s Rural Grip

While Viktor Orbán’s Tusványos speech missed the mark and his inner circle spent the summer retreat touting loyalty and brushing off economic hardship, Péter Magyar criss-crossed Hungary’s countryside, tapping into a quiet, growing resentment. From small-town forums to packed rallies, his movement is beginning to pry open cracks in Fidesz’s long-held rural dominance.
The pride of Budapest

Read my column on The New World about Budapest Pride that Viktor Orbán banned, and Hungarians used to send him a clear message: they’re not afraid anymore.
I am MAGA’s perfect immigrant

Read my column on The New World about why any sense of security is a false sense of security for foreigners in Trump’s America.
Here’s how Orbán could be ousted

Read my profile on Gergely Kovács and the Hungarian Two-Tailed Dog Party on The New European.
Viktor Orbán’s decades-long battle to turn academic freedom into serfdom

Journalists, and even academic experts love to jump to the convenient conclusion that authoritarian regimes and universities are naturally incompatible. Think again. Because just as much as they like mimicking democratic practices, autocrats also enjoy the power of knowledge – so long that it underpins their view of the world. And if anyone, they have…
Rationalising the irrational – The conflicting nature of the Trump vote comes out on election day

Some expect him to cut funding for wars abroad. Some want him to support the USA’s allies unconditionally. Some think he’s the lesser evil. Some believe his greatness will serve the nation. In Scranton, PA, they all voted for Trump. Janet, a retired attorney from New York, opens the door in a t-shirt with H.P.…
Podcasts

In 2022, I got a chance to produce podcasts for HVG. With little to no experience, I took on the opportunity not just to host, but also edit and publish a weekly news show (Fülke), which quickly gained traction. In 2023, I founded HVG’s Podcast Department and began producing multiple shows. By 2024, I was…
My reporting from Central Eastern Europe

In 2022, I joined Visegrad Insight, Central Eastern Europe’s most influential English-language think-tank and online publication as a Marcin Król Fellow. For the next year, I published several in-depth analytical pieces and contributed to weekly newsletters, as well as attending the organisation’s conferences and participating in EU strategic foresight exercises. Since then, I have contributed…
Check out my Hungarian articles

I started working for HVG at the age of 19 as an intern. The day after I submitted my BA thesis in 2021, I took a full-time role as a staff writer, covering Hungarian and global politics, as well as societal and cultural issues. Moving forward, I became a leading political analyst and opinion writer…