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President of the Constitutional Court Péter Polt (L) and Chief Justice András Varga (R) look on as Hungary’s incoming ministers prepare for their oath in the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest, on May 12, 2026.

Hungary: “Militant Rule of Law” Feared as Report Says Constitutional Court May Be Targeted

Zoltán Kottász June 12, 2026

The Magyar government might move against Hungary’s top court that stands in the way of attempts to upset the constitutional balance of power.

Liberal Democracy Is Crumbling on All Fronts

Sven R. Larson June 2, 2026

A proposed elder care reform in Germany becomes a stark symbol for the end of the European model. As comfortable middle-class life becomes unattainable, economic stability and political tranquility wither away.

Muslim and Migrant Fatigue

Rod Dreher October 23, 2025

What has become clear is that liberal democracy may not depend on shared ethnicity, but it absolutely depends on a shared culture.

The Carl Schmitt Craze

Harrison Pitt April 13, 2024

The return of Schmitt is no cause for panic.

A ‘Dictatorship’ of Deception

Rod Dreher March 27, 2024

In Western public discourse, the goodness or badness of a thing depends on who it helps, and whom it hurts.

Learning From ‘Illiberal Democracy’

Rod Dreher September 10, 2023

So, what happens when the ‘liberal’ undermines the ‘democracy’?

Criminalising ‘Conversion Therapy’ in a Liberal Democracy

Sebastian Morello May 20, 2022

How is it, we may ask ourselves, sexuality is widely deemed something fluid, unless its fluidity runs towards heterosexuality, and then all of a sudden sexuality becomes a binary phenomenon that cannot undergo any change?

Anacyclosis and the Limits of Liberal Democracy

Sven R. Larson April 23, 2022

Liberal democracy is centered around the idea that a majority vote in parliament should have unrestricted jurisdiction to change society as the majority sees fit. By contrast, Hungary and America have constitutions that protect the country against runaway majorities.

A Value Anchor for Conservative Democracy

Sven R. Larson March 2, 2022

The value-anchor idea is abstract in its nature, but that is necessary: the purpose here is not to develop a plug-and-play ready constitutional reform, but rather to establish a model by means of which such reforms can be developed.

The Case for Conservative Democracy

Sven R. Larson February 22, 2022

It is time to discuss a conservative replacement for liberal democracy.

Tag: liberal democracy

Hungary: “Militant Rule of Law” Feared as Report Says Constitutional Court May Be Targeted

Liberal Democracy Is Crumbling on All Fronts

Muslim and Migrant Fatigue

The Carl Schmitt Craze

A ‘Dictatorship’ of Deception

Learning From ‘Illiberal Democracy’

Criminalising ‘Conversion Therapy’ in a Liberal Democracy

Anacyclosis and the Limits of Liberal Democracy

A Value Anchor for Conservative Democracy

The Case for Conservative Democracy

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