Roland Tichy
{{Short description|German author, economist and journalist (born 1955)}}
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Roland Tichy (born 11 November 1955 in Bad Reichenhall) is a German author, economist and journalist.
His positions include the relativization of man-made climate change and criticism about left-wing networks.{{Cite web |title=Klimaschutz – Es könnte ungemütlich werden {{!}} Cicero Online |url=https://www.cicero.de/innenpolitik/energiewende-windkraftanlage-windkraft-klimawandel-klimaschutz-klima-kosten-strom-stromkosten-kohlekraft-erneuerbare-energie |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=www.cicero.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |date=21 January 2017 |title=Tichys Einblick in Tichy – World Wide Wagner |url=https://www.wwwagner.tv/?p=33205 |access-date=9 September 2023 |language=de-DE}}
Life
Tichy studied economics and communication science in Munich and in New Orleans. After university he was hired as an assistant at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. From 1983 to 1985, he worked at the German Chancellery for Helmut Kohl. In the 1990s, Tichy joined the German company Daimler-Benz in the department of corporate issues management.
Tichy was editor-in-chief of the German magazines Impulse (1991–1995), Euro (2002–2007) and Wirtschaftswoche (2007–2014).[https://web.archive.org/web/20160409085403/http://www.br.de/br-fernsehen/sendungen/muenchner-runde/ttip-140.html Bayrischer Rundfunk: Kommt die Weißwurst bald aus Amerika ? (german)], 12 May 2015 In 2014 he became the CEO of the Ludwig Erhard Foundation and, since 2016, he has been the publisher of the monthly magazine Tichys Einblick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton/medien/tv-kritik/hart-aber-fair-nicht-alle-sind-charlie-hebdo-13358867.html|title="Hart aber fair" : Nicht alle sind Charlie|first=Andreas|last=Platthaus|via=www.faz.net}} Tichy is a member of the neoliberal Mont Pelerin Society. He is married to Andrea Tichy.
Memberships
- Stiftung Meinung und Freiheit e.V.,https://meinung-freiheit.de/ueber-uns/ chairmen (Vice-chairmen are Hans-Georg Maaßen and Alexander Mitsch, founding chair of Werteunion)
- Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung, member, head of board until November 2020
- {{ill|Aktionsgemeinschaft Soziale Marktwirtschaft|de}}, former board member
- Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung, former member of curatorium
- Friedrich A. von Hayek – Gesellschaft, member
- Mont Pelerin Society, member
Controversies
In the spring of 2017, Tichy took part in a campaign initiated by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) to denigrate the former bishop Margot Käßmann as a "racist".{{Cite web|date=29 May 2017|title=AfD, Broder und Tichy verleumden Margot Käßmann als Rassistin|url=https://uebermedien.de/16125/afd-broder-und-tichy-verleumden-margot-kaessmann/|access-date=20 February 2022|website=Übermedien|language=de-DE}} A quote from Käßmann, which was falsified by omissions, was used for this purpose.{{Cite web |last=Rosenkranz |first=Boris |date=29 May 2017 |title=AfD, Broder und Tichy verleumden Margot Käßmann als Rassistin |url=https://uebermedien.de/16125/afd-broder-und-tichy-verleumden-margot-kaessmann/ |access-date=9 September 2023 |website=Übermedien |language=de-DE}}
Publications
- {{cite book | last=Tichy | first=Roland | title=Gesammelte Einblicke |publisher=Quell Verlag | publication-place=Frankfurt am Main | date=2013 | isbn=978-3-9815402-2-2 | oclc=864647066 | language=de}}
- {{cite book | last=Tichy | first=Roland | last2=Tichy | first2=Andrea | title=Die Pyramide steht Kopf die Wirtschaft in der Altersfalle und wie sie ihr entkommt |publisher=Piper Taschenbuch | publication-place=München | date=2001 | isbn=978-3-492-04346-5 | oclc=248560702 | language=de}}
- {{cite book | last=Tichy | first=Roland | last2=Dietl | first2=Sylvia | title=Deutschland einig Rundfunkland? : eine Dokumentation zur Wiedervereinigung des deutschen Rundfunksystems 1989-1991 | publisher=R. Fischer | publication-place=München | date=2000 | isbn=3-88927-260-6 | oclc=45707854 | language=de}}
- {{cite book | last=Tichy | first=Roland | title=Ab in die neue Mitte! : die Chancen der Globalisierung für eine deutsche Zukunftsgesellschaft | publisher=Hoffmann und Campe | publication-place=Hamburg | date=1998 | isbn=3-455-11263-3 | oclc=40285149 | language=de}}
- {{cite book | last=Tichy | first=Roland | title=Ausländer rein! Warum es kein "Ausländerproblem" gibt |publisher=Piper | publication-place=München | date=1990 | isbn=978-3-492-10908-6 | oclc=243423292 | language=de}}
Awards
- 2008: Ludwig Erhardt Award by Ludwig Erhard Foundation
- 2015: Hayek Medal by Friedrich Hayek Society
References
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External links
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- [https://www.tichyseinblick.de/ Official Website by Tichy: Tichys Einblick] (Tichys Blog)
- Roman Pletter: [http://www.zeit.de/2017/06/roland-tichy-tichys-einblick-meinungsportal-einwanderungspolitik/komplettansicht Der Bauchredner], Die Zeit, 16 February 2017
- {{cite web | title=Friedman: Pegida ist ein Anschlag auf die Pressefreiheit | website=Focus | date=8 January 2015 | url=https://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/der-terror-in-paris-und-die-folgen-friedman-pegida-ist-ein-anschlag-auf-die-pressefreiheit_id_4389736.html | language=de | access-date=19 September 2023}}
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