There has been much good commentary on Magyar’s decisive victory over Orban in Hungary. It will take some time to sort out various lessons, but as Anne Applebaum suggests in this piece, “Illiberalism is not Inevitable,” in The Atlantic, perhaps the worldwide right-wing-populist fever is breaking.

If the people of Hungary could send Orban packing, we can do it with Trump. And, we can’t wait until 2028. In his substack, Robert Reich talks about the changing political dynamics that could make impeachment and conviction feasible, with Dems capturing both houses in November and vulnerable Republicans, looking to 2028, refiguring which side their political bread is buttered on.

Carpe Diem!