Their View: Higher education and authoritarianism

Their View: Higher education and authoritarianism

When a political leader wants to move a democracy toward a more authoritarian form of government, he often sets out to undermine independent sources of information and accountability. The leader tries to delegitimize judges, sideline autonomous government agencies and muzzle…

One Of The First Efforts Of An Authoritarian Is To Delegitimize Any Kind Of Independent Media

The current Trump regime isn’t just about governing but about entrenching power in a way that makes future elections irrelevant. This is the Orbán playbook in action: preserving the outer shell of democracy while hollowing out its core, using the language of constitutionalism to justify the erosion of constitutional rights. Just as Orbán manipulated Hungary’s media, judiciary, & political opposition to consolidate his grip on power, Trump is met…

IPI warns of fresh crackdown on independent media in Hungary

Hungary: IPI warns of fresh crackdown on independent media The International Press Institute (IPI) today warns of a looming crackdown by the Hungarian government on independent media in the country, in the wake of recent incendiary comments by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in which he vowed to eliminate all media outlets and other organisations that have received foreign funding. [DATE goes here] In recent weeks, Orbán and his ruli…