Kim Lane Shepley

I think we're on a very fast slide into what's called competitive authoritarianism.

I think we're on a very fast slide into what's called competitive authoritarianism.

Orban comes into power and realizes that whole media culture is sustained by state advertising. Overnight, he cuts all the advertising to the independent and opposition media. They all have a hole blown in their budget. Nobody expected that would happen.

Orban comes into power and realizes that whole media culture is sustained by state advertising. Overnight, he cuts all the advertising to the independent and opposition media. They all have a hole blown in their budget. Nobody expected that would happen.

The universities, a bastion of criticism of the government. In the first two years, Orban cut the university budgets by 40%.

The universities, a bastion of criticism of the government. In the first two years, Orban cut the university budgets by 40%.

I think we're on a very fast slide into what's called competitive authoritarianism.

Orban comes into power and realizes that whole media culture is sustained by state advertising. Overnight, he cuts all the advertising to the independent and opposition media. They all have a hole blown in their budget. Nobody expected that would happen.

The universities, a bastion of criticism of the government. In the first two years, Orban cut the university budgets by 40%.