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• Noticed in the Press - December 29, 2012

  December 29, 2012

  An op-ed in the December 27 edition of The Washington Post by Ray D. Madoff: "The IRS's Income Gap"   'Tax fairness and the wealthy' More...

• Noticed in the Press - Oct 29, 2012

  October 29, 2012

  An op-ed by columnist Michael Gerson in the October 25 edition of The Washington Post: "A reassuring Romney" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Oct 26, 2012

  October 26, 2012

  In the October 25 edition of The Washington Post an art review by Philip Kennicott: "The hues of the Renaissance" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Sep 22, 2012

  September 22, 2012

  In the September 22-23 edition of the Wall Street Journal, under Masterpiece, an art review by Ian Marcus Corbin: "A Lament for Lost Children" The masterpiece is:'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs' (1976), by Henryk Górecki More...

• Noticed in the Press - Aug 28, 2012

  August 29, 2012

  In the August 25-26 edition of The Wall Street Journal, under the heading of Masterpiece, a book review by Joseph Epstein, with the title: "Putting Literary Flesh on Biblical Bones" The masterpiece is 'Joseph and His Brothers' by Thomas Mann. More...

• Noticed in the Press - Aug 24, 2012

  August 24, 2012

  An op-ed by Charles Krauthammer in the August 24 edition of The Washington Post: "The Cordesman criteria" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Aug 20, 2012

  August 20, 2012

  An art review by E.A. Carmean, Jr. under the Masterpiece series in the August 18-19 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "From a Master of Color, the Light of Faith" The masterpiece is: Henri Matisse, Chapelle du Rosaire des Dominicanes de Vence, 1951 The chapel is arguably the greatest religious art and architecture project of the 20th century. More...

• Noticed in the Press - Aug 18, 2012

  August 18, 2012

  An op-ed by Michael Gerson in the August 17 edition of The Washington Post: "Innocence Lost"  'Obama's betrayal' More...

• Noticed in the Press - Aug 13, 2012

  August 13, 2012

  A comment by columnist Michael Gerson in the August 10 edition of The Washington Post: "A risky, do-nothing doctrine" 'Obama's caution on foreign  policy could be disastrous for the next president' More...

• Noticed in the Press - July 27, 2012

  July 27, 2012

  An op-ed by Anne Applebaum in the July 26 of The Washington Post: "Europe must face up to ongoing euro crisis" More...

• Noticed in the Press - July 23, 2012

  July 23, 2012

  An opinion piece by Szabolcs Szekeres in the July 21 edition of the Hungarian Weekly HVG: "Mikor leszünk gazdag ország?".  We are also sending an English translation in a separate attachment, with the title:"When will we become a rich country?  The author argues that Hungary does have the potential to develop a prosperous economy. More...

• Noticed in the Press - July 21, 2012

  July 21, 2012

  A commentary by Elizabeth Warren in the July 20 edition of The Washington Post: "Reforming a corrupt club" More...

• Noticed in the Press - July 20, 2012

  July 20, 2012

  An op-ed by columnist Michael Gerson in the July 17 edition of The Washington Post: "The politics of polarization" The writer comments that the United States is becoming "a nation with the responsibilities of a superpower and the politics of a banana republic" More...

• Noticed in the Press - July 16, 2012

  July 20, 2012

  A book review by Reeve Lindbergh in the July 15 edition of The Washington Post: "An homage to a father's service and faith" The book is: "A Good Man" Rediscovering My Father, Sargent Shriver, by Mark Shriver, Henry Holt, $24, 273 pp. More...

• Noticed in the Press - July 4, 2012

  July 4, 2012

  On occasion of our national holiday, a book review by Robert Pogue Harrison from the February 9, 2012 edition of The New York Review of Books, with the title:"The Book From Which Our Literature Springs" More...

• Noticed in the Press - July 2, 2012

  July 2, 2012

  A book review by Donald E. Graham in the June 24 edition of The Washington Post. The book is "America's Great Debate: Henry Clay, Stephen A. Douglas, and the Compromise That Preserved the Union" by Fergus M. Bordewich, illus. Simon & Schuster, $30. More...

• Noticed in the Press - June 30, 2012

  June 30, 2012

  A report by Dan Eggen in the June 29 edition of The Washington Post: "Roberts Joins Liberal Wing of the Court, Says Mandate Is a Tax" More...

• Noticed in the Press - June 20, 2012

  June 21, 2012

  An op-ed by Kathleen Parker in the June 20 edition of The Washington Post:"Laura Bush’s fight for women" More...

• Noticed in the Press - June 19, 2012

  June 19, 2012

  An op-ed by Lawrence Summers in the June 19 edition of The Washington Post: "Avoiding a global catastrophe" More...

• Noticed in the Press June 15, 2012

  June 15, 2012

  An op-ed by columnist Anne Applebaum in the June 15 edition of The Washington Post: "The high price of civic pride" 'Euro 2012, Olympics are expensive ways to boost Europe’s mood' More...

• Noticed in the Press - May 26, 2012

  May 26, 2012

  An op-ed by columnist Michael Gerson in the May 22 edition of the Washington Post: "Catholics won't go quietly" More...

• Noticed in the Press - May 12, 2012

  May 12, 2012

  An op-ed by columnist Masha Lipman in the May 10 edition of The Washington Post: "Russia's strongman is losing his grip" More...

• Noticed in the Press - May 8, 2012

  May 8, 2012

  An op-ed by Sally Jenkins in the May 7th issue of The Washington Post: "Fighting for China's soul" More...

• Noticed in the Press - May 5, 2012

  May 5, 2012

  A report by Jeremy Lott in the May 3 edition of The Washington Times: "From Bill Gates to Thomas Aquinas: Bible software company spreads the Word" More...

• Noticed in the Press - May 3, 2012

  May 3, 2012

  In the May 3 edition of The Washington Post, a reader's comment on Robert J. Samuelson op-ed of April 30:"The 'real Washington'? Lobbyists, lawyers  and publicists" More...

• Noticed on the Press - May 2, 2012

  May 2, 2012

  An opinion piece by George P. Shultz and Eric A. Hanushek in the May 1 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "Education is Key to a Healthy Economy" More...

• Noticed in the Press - May 1, 2012

  May 1, 2012

  In the April 30 edition of The Washington Post, an op-ed by Lawrence Summers, with the title: "Europe's growth challenge" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 30, 2012

  April 30, 2012

  An art review from the series Masterpiece in the April 28-29 edition of The Wall Street Journal by E.A. Carmean, Jr.: "Denying Death" The masterpiece is "Vanitas I" (1938) by Georges Braque. (See attached picture). More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 27, 2012

  April 27, 2012

  An op-ed by columnist Charles Krauthammer in the April 27 edition of The Washington Post: "While Syria burns" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 26, 2012

  April 26, 2012

  A commentary by columnist Suzanne Fields in the April 26 edition of The Washington Times: "Obama's atrocities policy: Too little, too late" 'Confronting evil requires courage to act' More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 24, 2012

  April 24, 2012

  An op-ed by Robert Samuelson in the April 23 edition of The Washington Post: "The pain in Spain could hit worldwide economy" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 23, 2012

  April 23, 2012

  A report by Amy Docker Marcus in the April 21-22 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "Lab Mistakes Hobble Cancer Studies But Scientists Slow to Take Remedies" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 22, 2012

  April 22, 2012

  A review from the series Masterpiece in the Weekend Edition of The Wall Street Journal of April 21-22, by H. George Fletcher, with  the title: "A Bridge to Eternity" The masterpiece is "The Rood Loft of the Church of St. Étienne Du-Mont(1626)"   We are also sending a picture of the loft. More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 20, 2012

  April 20, 2012

  An op-ed by Damon M. Wilson in the April 19 edition of The Washington Post: "Imprisoned in Ukraine" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 18, 2012

  April 18, 2012

  A report by Laura Landro in the April 16 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "The Simple Idea That Is Transforming Health Care" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 17, 2012

  April 17, 2012

  Just a note without attachment: In the April 16 edition of The Washington Times, the Embassy Row column announced for Tuesday, a commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg at the Hungarian Embassy in Washington, DC with keynote speaker Zsolt Nemeth, Deputy Foreign Minister of Hungary. More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 13, 2012

  April 13, 2012

  A commentary by columnist Suzanne Fields in the April 12 edition of The Washington Times: "Newest Jewish voices from Germany" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 12, 2012

  April 12, 2012

  An opinion piece in the April 11 edition of The Washington Times by Ambassador Andras Simonyi: "A case for overhaul of NATO’s partnerships" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 9, 2012

  April 9, 2012

  In the April 7 edition of The Washington Post an interview with Prime Minister Viktor Orban by Lally Weymouth. More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 6, 2012

  April 6, 2012

  An op-ed by E.J. Dionne, Jr. in the April 5 edition of The Washington Post: "A Holy Week Entreaty" More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 4, 2012

  April 4, 2012

  In the April 4 edition of The Washington Times, under the heading "Meeting the Press" of the Embassy Row column:"The Hungarian official who helped write the country's controversial new constitution has added a news conference to his visit to Washington this week.  Jozsef Szajer, a member of the European Parliament from Hungary's ruling Fidesz party will meet with reporters at 4 pm Thursday at the National Press Club..." More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 3, 2012

  April 3, 2012

  A book review in the March 31-April 1 edition of The Wall Street Journal by Jennifer Siegel with the title:"Food Strategies, food tactics" The book is: "The Taste of War: World War II and the Battle for Food" by Lizzie Collingham, Penguin Press, $36, 634 pages More...

• Noticed in the Press - April 2, 2012

  April 2, 2012

  An announcement in the Embassy Row column under "Diplomatic Traffic" of the April 2 edition of The Washington Times: Jozsef Szajer, member of the European Parliament and one of the authors of the new Hungarian Constitution, and Andras Koltai, member of the new Hungarian Media Authority will visit next Wednesday the German Marshall Fund in Washington. More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 26, 2012

  March 26, 2012

  An op-ed by Fred Hiatt in the March 26 edition of The Washington Post: "North Korea dehumanizing treatment of its citizens is hiding in plain sight" More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 24, 2012

  March 24, 2012

  In the March 23 edition of The Washington Post an op-ed by Michael Gerson: "Obama's ambivalent leadership on Afghanistan" More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 22, 2012

  March 22, 2012

  A commentary by Joshua Rozenberg in the March 20 edition of The Guardian: "Meet Tünde Handó" More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 20, 2012

  March 20, 2012

  In the March 20 issue of The Washington Post, a write-up on Hungary in the "In the Loop" column by Al Kamen. More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 19, 2012

  March 19, 2012

  An art review by Peter Marks in the March 17 edition of The Washington Post: 'Gypsies' Lively import has a wandering plot" The presentation by Budepest's Katona Jozsef Theatre at the Eisenhower Theater of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC was, according to a theatergoer from the Hungarian community of Washington, liberal in the use of profanity but quite short on making a connection with the audience, many of them choosing not to stay past intermission. More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 12, 2012

  March 12, 2012

  From the Style section of the March 10 edition of The Washington Post, an article entitled "Gypsies" at the Kennedy Center. An adaptation of the 1931 play by Jeno Tersanszky. More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 9, 2012

  March 9, 2012

  A report by Jonathan Allen and Alex Isenstadt in the March 8 edition of POLITICO: "Kucinich Loss Is End of An Era" More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 8, 2012

  March 8, 2012

  An op-ed by columnist Anne Applebaum in the March 7 edition of The Washington Post: "Behind Putin's victory" More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 7, 2012

  March 7, 2012

  A book review by Elaine Pagels in the March 3 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "What Revelation Reveals" 'It is the Bible's strangest book. Even stranger, it was only one of many now-forgotten 'books of revelation' More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 6, 2012

  March 6, 2012

  A commentary by Ambassador Kurt Volker in the March 2 issue of The Christian Science Monitor: "Russian elections: U.S. and Europe must rethink the 'reset'. More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 5, 2012

  March 5, 2012

  A commentary by Marion Smith in the National Online Review of March 5, 2012, with the title: "Crusade against Hungary" More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 3, 2012

  March 3, 2012

  In the March 3 edition of The Washington Post, a Letter to the Editor by Ambassador to Hungary in the United States György Szapáry, with the title: "In Hungary, media freedom is real "The letter was written in response to the opinion piece of February 27, with the title: "A free voice for Hungary" More...

• Noticed in the Press - March 1, 2012

  March 1, 2012

  An opinion piece in the February 29 edition of The Wall Street Journal Europe, with the title: "All Hands on Hungary"  'The EU takes its deficit limits very seriously - for some countries' More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 28, 2012

  February 28, 2012

  Last week the Hungarian daily "Magyar Nemzet" published an opinion piece on February 22 with the title: "Statement of the Hungarian American Coalition" and with the subtitle: "Give Hungary a chance" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 27, 2012

  February 27, 2012

  In the February 25-26 edition of The Wall Street Journal, The Weekend Interview by Raymond Zhong with British historian Norman Davies:"The Emperor of Vanished Kingdoms"  'Europe's pre-eminent historian says all nations eventually end - even the United Kingdom, and perhaps America' More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 23, 2012

  February 23, 2012

  An op-ed by former British prime minister Gordon Brown in the February 22 edition of The Washington Post: "What Europe needs: a global growth plan" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 20, 2012

  February 20, 2012

  A commentary based on an upcoming book by Alain de Botton in the February 18-19 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "Religion for Everyone"  The book is entitled "Religion for Atheists: A Non-Believers Guide to the Uses of Religion" by Pantheon. More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 16, 2012

  February 16, 2012

  The Common Sense Society has launched a new blog through Paprika Politik. We are sending a commentary dated on February 14, 2012, by Tom Bako with the title: "Fidesz vs. Conservatism? Reflections of a Transylvanian-American" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 15, 2012

  February 15, 2012

  A report by William Wan and Michelle Boorstein in the February 15 edition of The Washington Post: "China barred a top U.S. diplomat" 'Visa denied for religion envoy' More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 14, 2012

  February 14, 2012

  An op-ed in the February 14 edition of The Wall Street Journal by Bret Stephens: "Who Will Tell the Truth About China?" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 12, 2012

  February 12, 2012

  A commentary by Robert Kagan in the Wall Street Journal of February 11-12, with the title: "Why the World needs America" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 9, 2012

  February 9, 2012

  An op-ed by Vladimir Putin in the February 9 edition of The Washington Post: "An honest democracy for Russia" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 8, 2012

  February 8, 2012

  In the February 5 edition of The Washington Post, three book reviews: More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 5, 2012

  February 5, 2012

  An op-ed by Martin Klingst in the February 5 edition of The Washington Post" "Don't buy the GOP's 'Europe'" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 3, 2012

  February 3, 2012

  A commentary by Robert Kagan in the February 3 edition of The Washington Post: "Powering down" 'A decline in U.S. military might could upend the world order' More...

• Noticed in the Press - Feb 1, 2012

  February 1, 2012

  A report by Michael Birnbaum in the February 1 edition of the Washington Post: "EU ties fueling deep divisions in Hungary" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 31, 2012

  January 31, 2012

  An op-ed by Bret Stephens in the January 31 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "The Decline of Human Rights" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 30, 2012

  January 30, 2012

  An op-ed by E.J. Dionne in the January 30 edition of The Washington Post: "Obama's breach of faith" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 26, 2012

  January 26, 2012

  A report by Dominic Hinde and Louise Osborne in the January 26 edition of The Washington Times: "Scots gain momentum for split from England" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 23, 2012

  January 23, 2012

  A report by Michael Birnbaum in the January 23 edition of The Washington Post: "Croatia votes for EU membership" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 17, 2012

  January 17, 2012

  A report by Sheila Wang in the January 17 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "A Gut Check for Many Ailments" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 13, 2012

  January 13, 2012

  An op-ed in the January 10 edition of The Wall Street Journal Europe by George Kopits, senior scholar at the Washington-based Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars: "Hungary's Collision Course with the EU" More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 10, 2012

  January 10, 2012

  An editorial in the January 10 edition of The Washington Post, with the title: "Assault on democracy" 'Europe needs to defend human rights in Hungary'. More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 8, 2012

  January 8, 2012

  A commentary by Neil Buckley in the January 7-8 edition of The Financial Times: "Orban acts to head off more protests". More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 6, 2012

  January 6, 2012

  A report by Gordon Fairclough and Veronika Gulyas in the January 6 edition of The Wall Street Journal: "Hungary Signals New Openness to Talks on Bank Law".  More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 4, 2012

  January 4, 2012

  In the January 3 edition of The Washington Post, the obituary by Emily Langer of Jerzy Kluger, 90: "Late pope's boyhood pal helped mend Catholic-Jewish relations". More...

• Noticed in the Press - Jan 2, 2012

  January 2, 2012

  A commentary by Francis Tapon in the December 27 edition of The Washington Post: "Eastern Europe: Innovation's hidden hub". More...

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