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Orbán’s Hungary: Model or Cautionary Tale?

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Hungary this week to campaign for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, hailing him as a defender of Western civilization. Cato’s Ryan Bourne sits down with Johan Norberg to discuss Orbán’s actual record in government: weakened checks and balances, crony capitalism, and social policies that have fallen short of Orbán’s ambitions.

Related Policy Analysis: How Viktor Orbán’s Hungary Eroded the Rule of Law and Free Markets.