One of the oddities of the modern world is that the same people will greet the same statement with either applause or excoriation depending on who is making it. If
(The following four articles have been contributed for the Budapest Family Summit of 25–27 May. Courtesy of the Hungarian Ministry of Human Resources. – The Editors) * Today, the prevalence
For an Ambassador to the Holy See and a father of six it is very natural to begin this reflection on the importance of family values with a thought of
In the 21st century among the chaos of the new secular morality of equality, diversity and tolerance, the world’s civilisations and its leaders have forgotten the meaning of being human,
Whether a nation can rejuvenate, or renew itself with its own power, is an existential question. Some say, “Europe is a continent of empty cradles”. Even Hungary has been fighting
Keynote Speech on the Occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome Budapest, 23 March 2017 There are three common misunderstandings about Hungary in the EU that must
The British and European supporters of preserving Britain’s EU-membership have gone to almost any length in the referendum campaign to emphasise that Britain has in fact no alternative to Europe.
The title is somewhat misleading, as is the case when the purpose of the title is not necessarily to reflect the content, but rather to attract attention. To dispel any
That European politics, from its nexus in Brussels to the individual nation states, is in a state of flux is hard to dispute. Indeed, the result of the US presidential
For much of the twentieth century a chorus of Wagnerites and Modernists has fixed the image of Eduard Hanslick, dubbed by Verdi the “Bismarck of Viennese music criticism”, as a
In the history of global migration, it was during the Cold War period (1947–1991) that immigration policy – traditionally driven by domestic political interests – became increasingly influenced by, at
ABSENT-MINDED , UNCOERCED AND “PAINLESS” Hungarian Assimilation in the United States To understand the American assimilationist momentum, a few basic characteristics of United States history need to be clarified. First,
Every time I tackle this, I stop and work out how old mother was. The result always takes me by surprise. In the autumn of ‘fifty-six, as I remember it:
Every time I tackle this, I stop and work out how old mother was. The result always takes me by surprise. In the autumn of ‘fifty-six, as I remember it:
And there was one among the twelve whowas called Thomas, the Doubting, andwhen Jesus said, “And whither I go yeknow, and the way ye know”,he answered, “Lord, we know not
In the morning the hangman took your measurementsthen cursed ‘cause he got it wrong,and hanged the kid from the neighbouring cellthe one they brought in last night,who screamed all night,
I have lain down on the filthy floor,My head leaning against the wall.The pain… perhaps strongerThan my poem? I have been trying to recall the smile of my mother.What I
Towards the end of the 16th century, Ottoman power temporarily waned and, with the Habsburgs in the ascendant, persecution of Protestants in Hungary again gathered strength. The ruthless regime of
STANISLAV BALÍK graduated from Masaryk University with a doctorate in history and political science. He is the executive director of the Centre for the Study of Democracy and Culture in
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