The End of My Career

The End of My Career

I Went To Hungary To See The Future of America

Not as Bad as I Feared. Which Might Be Worse for Us.

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Joel Stein
Aug 18, 2025
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This is the Upper House of the Hungarian Parliament which isn’t used anymore but looks exactly like the Lower House where Parliament is. Anyway, I look cool.

The best way to study a country’s shift to authoritarianism is to visit it for three days as a tourist.

For many years, I’ve been ambivalent about visiting Hungary. Mostly because it’s Hungary. The o…

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