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```html Impunity Breeds Impunity Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for the invitation and the opportunity to speak here today. I will be speaking about “Life in Authoritarianism.” I have lived in two such systems: the Soviet and the Russian. I am a writer, not a scie

The Anxiety of Distance
The digital landscape presents a peculiar paradox: an abundance of connections yet a profound sense of disconnection. We encounter "profiles without selves," carefully curated online personas that often mask the true individual, prompting a stark question: should we boycott platforms like Face

Dialogue and Silence
Jürgen Habermas understood that the potential for meaningful German–Jewish discourse following the Holocaust was contingent upon a mutual commitment to universal legal frameworks. However, when the burdens of the past demand a period of silence, the very possibility of such engagement is nullif

Hungary's Pivotal Elections and the International Illiberal Movement
The upcoming Hungarian elections hold significant implications for the direction of MCC Brussels, an anti-EU advocacy organization linked to Fidesz's Matthias Corvinus Collegium. A crucial question emerges: how would a potential defeat for Viktor Orbán reshape the landscape of the international

Another November: Queer Slovakia after 1989
The LGBTQI+ community in Slovakia, having faced severe stigmatization under socialism, continued to encounter significant political and social adversity in the decades following 1989. This piece features two veteran activists who offer reflections on the persistent campaign for equal rights sin

First at Night, Then in the Digital Space: The Rise of AI-Generated Abuse
From June 20 to mid-September 2025, an anonymous YouTube user, operating under the profile "Woman Shot A.I," published a series of disturbing videos. These included titles like "Japanese Schoolgirls Shot in the Breast," "Sexy Housewife Shot in the Breast," "Tragic End of a Reporter," and "Head