The Authoritarian Model Just Broke

Viktor Orbán spent sixteen years turning Hungary into a model for modern authoritarian politics. His defeat offers both a warning and a measure of hope for the United States.

The sheep have been watching Hungary because sometimes another country reaches the next chapter before you do.

Viktor Orbán’s blowout defeat this weekend matters not simply because a long-serving prime minister lost office, but because Orbán spent years building one of the most studied authoritarian projects in the democratic world.