What Liberals Should Learn From the End of Orbanism

The defeat of Viktor Orban’s government in Hungary’s parliamentary elections may usher in a new era in Western commentary, when neither conservatives nor liberals will be tempted to draw sweeping lessons from a small landlocked country with a population smaller than the state of Michigan.

But before the temptation recedes, let me give in to it just once. And since the obvious lesson from Hungary for the Republican Party — an attempt to build a new conservative order will fail if it’s perceived as authoritarian and corrupt — probably comes too late for the Trump administration, I want to focus on realities that liberals might consider as they........

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