During their daily coverage of the Hungarian parliament's Monday session, internet portal Index.hu made the observation that not only one, but three high-ranking members of the Right couldn't place where The Economist originates from. Scroll down to 13:24, and you'll see how Democratic Forum Chairwoman Ibolya Dávid called the weekly a respected American magazine, which prompted Fidesz chairman Viktor Orbán to ask Fidesz parliamentary faction leader Tibor Navracsics "isn't it English?" Navracsics replied incorrectly that the weekly is indeed American, which prompted Orbán to find consensus with the observation: "then it must be Anglo-Saxon."

Well, Orbán was more correct the first time. Still, we shouldn't be surprised that some of Hungary's elected leaders aren't too familiar with the magazine that in its most recent article about the nation wrote: "Hungary's politicians are doing what they do best: squabbling for short-term advantage, while leaving structural problems untouched." Or squabbling over the origins of the magazine in question.