Frank Langfitt

Did you think before and even during your time in the United States you'd ever have to do this?

Did you think before and even during your time in the United States you'd ever have to do this?

So how do you feel about being in America now?

So how do you feel about being in America now?

So how do you feel about being in America now?

Yeah, so this is an interesting story, too. Orban becomes Hungary's youngest prime minister. This is back in 1998. He's 35 years old. He was defeated four years later, but then he sweeps back to power in 2010. And his party won so many seats in the parliament, it had enough to change the constitution. And then over time, basically, he took control of the country's media, universities, and courts.

Yeah, so this is an interesting story, too. Orban becomes Hungary's youngest prime minister. This is back in 1998. He's 35 years old. He was defeated four years later, but then he sweeps back to power in 2010. And his party won so many seats in the parliament, it had enough to change the constitution. And then over time, basically, he took control of the country's media, universities, and courts.

Yeah, so this is an interesting story, too. Orban becomes Hungary's youngest prime minister. This is back in 1998. He's 35 years old. He was defeated four years later, but then he sweeps back to power in 2010. And his party won so many seats in the parliament, it had enough to change the constitution. And then over time, basically, he took control of the country's media, universities, and courts.

Kim Lane Shepley of Princeton, she's studied Hungary for many years. And she offered a couple of examples of Orban's tactics that, you know, might sound a little familiar to Americans right now. For instance, Orban targeted the business models of news companies.

Kim Lane Shepley of Princeton, she's studied Hungary for many years. And she offered a couple of examples of Orban's tactics that, you know, might sound a little familiar to Americans right now. For instance, Orban targeted the business models of news companies.

Kim Lane Shepley of Princeton, she's studied Hungary for many years. And she offered a couple of examples of Orban's tactics that, you know, might sound a little familiar to Americans right now. For instance, Orban targeted the business models of news companies.

Shepley says Orban also took aim at higher education.

Shepley says Orban also took aim at higher education.

Shepley says Orban also took aim at higher education.

I think in the early years, first couple of years, there were a lot of mass protests. But I was talking to Stefania Kopperensai. She used to run the Hungarian equivalent of the ACLU. And she says those big protests, they didn't really have much impact.

I think in the early years, first couple of years, there were a lot of mass protests. But I was talking to Stefania Kopperensai. She used to run the Hungarian equivalent of the ACLU. And she says those big protests, they didn't really have much impact.

I think in the early years, first couple of years, there were a lot of mass protests. But I was talking to Stefania Kopperensai. She used to run the Hungarian equivalent of the ACLU. And she says those big protests, they didn't really have much impact.

They did. They basically got out of Budapest and headed to the provinces. They opened local offices. They went to food fairs.

They did. They basically got out of Budapest and headed to the provinces. They opened local offices. They went to food fairs.

They did. They basically got out of Budapest and headed to the provinces. They opened local offices. They went to food fairs.