Trump may be toxic and Orbán is gone, but Europe’s far right is not in decline | Cas Mudde

Let’s not draw the wrong conclusions from Hungary’s election or the US president’s troubles Viktor Orbán’s crushing defeat in last month’s Hungarian election has led to an outbreak of democratic optimism. Across the globe, democrats are drawing lessons from the results and speculating about the decline of the far right. There is simultaneously a consensus … Read more

LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt reposts scathing AI-generated ad

Ex-TV star launches viral video a day before debate with mayor Karen Bass and city council member Nithya Raman Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt reposted a scathing AI-generated ad on X on Tuesday, which cast the city as a bleak hellscape under its current leadership. In the viral video, created by film-maker Charlie Curran, … Read more