# Orbán's Hungary: Model or Cautionary Tale?

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Podcast: [Cato Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cato-podcast-516193)
Published: 2026-04-09T10:45:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.cato.org/multimedia/cato-podcast/orbans-hungary-model-or-cautionary-tale
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## Resource

Vice President JD Vance traveled to Hungary this week to campaign for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, hailing him as a defender of Western civilization. Cato's Ryan Bourne sits down with Johan Norberg to discuss Orbán’s actual record in government: weakened checks and balances, crony capitalism, and social policies that have fallen short of Orbán’s ambitions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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