Many in the West, of the political right and left, now deny imperialism. For Josef Schumpeter, empires were pre-capitalist atavisms that would not survive the spread of capitalism. But even the ...

Hiruni Fernando was very much in the spotlight, in the local scene, especially when she formed an all-girls group, called ...

In the first English translation in half a century, Paul Reitter and Paul North distill the essence of the Marxist ...

Such an effort to concentrate authority in an all-controlling executive has a striking parallel in Europe: the remaking of Hungary under its longtime prime minister, Viktor Orban. Since coming to ...

As the Hungarian prime minister said, the money was used to sponsor opposition media outlets and non-governmental organizations ...

Usvatte-aratchi Two thoughtful short essays on schools and education appeared in The Island newspaper on January 20th and 21st. The first was written by Lokubandara Tillakaratne, and the second by ...

It takes more than just length for a film to become an epic but at 215 minutes, plus a fifteen-minute interval, The Brutalist ...

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, Tamás Léderer still can't shake the sense ...

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania completed their 20th wedding anniversary on January 22, 2025. It’s been two decades of togetherness for the duo, years since they crossed paths for the ...

Indeed, The Brutalist has been celebrated for its under-$10 million budget, accomplished partly by shooting in low-cost Hungary, but also, in this very specific instance, by deploying AI tools.