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Mate Hajba

ABOUT Mate Hajba
Director of the Free Market Foundation, which advocates economic freedom, civil rights and tolerance. He is also the author of several books promoting free markets and civic liberties. He served as the Vice President of Civic Platform, which runs anti-racist campaigns and promotes democratic values. He is interested in the relationship between the state and the individual and in the concept and history of liberty. He writes for international press on issues such as intolerance in Hungary and international relations. To promote the concept of individualism, liberty, tolerance and free market, he co-founded a youth organization named Eötvös Club.
Hungarian History Lessons
Politics
Hungarian History Lessons
BY Mate Hajba AND Free Market Foundation / July 11, 2023
Although history repeats itself, if it is not taught properly, we will not learn from it. Hungarian education distorts the events of the past to accommodate a glorified but inaccurate image of historic Hungary. Instead of teaching historic facts, classes often incorporate folk tales and other romanticized stories. In the lower grades of primary school education, history is taught through stories, which is appropriate.
Where Do We Stand?
Society
Where Do We Stand?
BY Mate Hajba AND Free Market Foundation / March 22, 2023
It used to be easy to gain a lot of information from the way a person looked. You might try it today in Europe, and still get it right in at least some of the cases, but you will be completely baffled once an American walks into a room.
Mathias Corvinus Collegium: Winning Hearts and Minds
Politics
Mathias Corvinus Collegium: Winning Hearts and Minds
BY Mate Hajba AND Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom / February 10, 2023
The Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) is a Hungarian organization, which – according to its website – \"is the leading talent promotion institution in the Carpathian Basin.\" However, it is much more than that. Nowadays, the Mathias Corvinus Foundation offers an immense collection of educational programmes, publications, with a network of businesses and think tanks abroad, having a significant lobby power.
Russia and Its Weakness
Politics
Russia and Its Weakness
BY Mate Hajba AND Free Market Foundation / November 23, 2022
Russia. The word still evokes images of conspiracy behind gray concrete blocks, while a strong military marches through the streets in a tour de force of the iron hand that rules the harsh country. The Kremlin was working hard to ensure that this stereotype, of influential and ruthless Soviet toughness, is exaggerated. Disinformation, ostentatious secret service operations and bellicose rhetoric all served this illusion.
Poems of Liberty
Think Tank News
Poems of Liberty
BY Mate Hajba AND Free Market Foundation / November 23, 2022
Europe. It is an area. It is an idea. It is a culture. It is a collection of diverse people and countries. It is a work in progress. It is ever-changing, ever-twisting, shaped by its people. Europe is a complex idea. The latest edition of Poems of Liberty, a publication by The Friedrich Naumann Foundation, European Dialogue and the Free Market Foundation aims to encapsulate it through poems.
Public Versus Private: No Choice
Economy
Public Versus Private: No Choice
BY Mate Hajba AND Free Market Foundation / August 31, 2022
There are private solutions, for healthcare, schools, and transport. They are popular or at least coveted. Yet, there is a catch. The state always lurks beneath the surface. Many taxi companies are owned by cronies and have a huge lobbying power. There is a fixed rate and no competition in Budapest.