How's It Going in Hungary?
David Strom 12:00 PM | July 21, 2026 AP Photo/LM Otero I have no particular stake in Hungarian politics. I know Viktor Orbán was a favorite of some conservatives, largely because he was a vocal defender of Western culture, but I never got terribly interested in Hungarian politics. What struck me as most interesting was his willingness to take on the European Union from within, which in my book was a feather in his cap.
- ▪David Strom 12:00 PM | July 21, 2026 AP Photo/LM Otero I have no particular stake in Hungarian politics.
- ▪I know Viktor Orbán was a favorite of some conservatives, largely because he was a vocal defender of Western culture, but I never got terribly interested in Hungarian politics.
- ▪What struck me as most interesting was his willingness to take on the European Union from within, which in my book was a feather in his cap.
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How's It Going in Hungary? David Strom 12:00 PM | July 21, 2026 AP Photo/LM Otero I have no particular stake in Hungarian politics. I know Viktor Orbán was a favorite of some conservatives, largely because he was a vocal defender of Western culture, but I never got terribly interested in Hungarian politics. What struck me as most interesting was his willingness to take on the European Union from within, which in my book was a feather in his cap. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Orban has always loved Hungary and Europe. The EU is fined Hungary €1 million a day for stopping criminal invaders at the border and for refusing to accept fake asylum seekers.
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