The Hungarian government has ended (without apology) its FUD campaign against philosophers that had been critical of the government (the “Heller Gang”). Investigation over, no evidence of wrong-doing, all charges dropped, case closed. Yet the FUD campaign succeeded in doing its intended damage. That’s what FUD is for…

And the Hungarian Academy of Sciences has suitably disgraced itself, for betraying its historic mandate and refusing to stand up for its members — as announced by it President, Joseph Palinkas (former minister in the present Hungarian government).