The Useful Village

A story set in a rural village in Germany over the course of a year as a camp for refugees is built on the outskirts of the village, local concern and optimism ebbs and flows, refugees arrive and then subsequently leave. Measured in pace and tone, observing all the complexities that arose from a complex situation.

Homo Orbanicus

A look at how Viktor Orba‡n has created an autocracy in Hungary, a “FŸuhrer democracy” at the heart of Europe. Orba‡n was re-elected with a large majority a few days after this article was published.