The Boundaries of Advantage
When we grow indignant over vast class differences and the related disparities in life chances, we should see them in context. Yes, the rich live longer on average, enjoy better…
Beauty and Ambition
In the Czech Republic, it has happened that a beautiful young woman, around twenty years old, has become a member of parliament for the Pirate Party. Foolish, but attractive. A…
Sharpened by Disagreement
When I first began working with ChatGPT about two years ago, I was irritated by what struck me as its liberal tilt—something it hardly tries to conceal. Over time, however,…
Rule or Paralysis
Much has been written about how Viktor Orbán supposedly engineered a political system tailored to his own advantage—only for it to ultimately turn against him. I cannot claim insight into…
Why Orbán Still Matters
At this stage in the development of the European branch of Western civilization, several underlying trends are becoming difficult to ignore: First, the populations of European countries are, on the…
Testing Social Change
Conservatives—among whom I would count myself in this context—have long warned against unconsidered changes to social norms, cautioning that such innovations may carry risks we do not fully understand. When…