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Hungary's Orbán Era Ends as Magyar's Tisza Party Wins a Supermajority
Péter Magyar's Tisza party has won a projected supermajority in Hungary, ending Orbán's 15-year grip and sending shockwaves through Europe's illiberal order.
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The Fed's Next Chair Inherits an Economy Already Running Hot
The next Fed chair faces a supply shock, political pressure, and an inflation problem that predates the Iran conflict — a combination with no clean policy answer.
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Vietnam's Economic Miracle Has a Concentration Problem
Vietnam's growth story is real, but a quiet concentration of power among a few conglomerates is building fragility into the foundations.
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What 'Severance' Gets Right About the Economics of Fractured Identity
Apple TV+'s Severance is more than prestige drama. It is a precise economic thought experiment about consent, labor, and the fractured self.
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