History won't look kindly on Orbán-cheering conservatives

Published May 15, 2019 5:14pm ET



As illustrated by Jeane Kirkpatrick’s essay in Commentary, conservatives have been long pointing out the double standards that the political Left applies to autocracies that profess to embrace a socialist, anti-imperialist agenda.

Unfortunately, many conservatives have themselves fallen into a similar trap. Too many accept the conservative rhetoric of Hungary’s strongman, Viktor Orbán, without realizing they are being taken for a ride.

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