Strategia. Politica. Media.
Thinks light and reft
The co-pilot
I admit I was very worried. A plane crash in the middle of Europe, involving an airline I regularly fly with. I was alarmed and unsettled by it. Thought it could have happened to me […]
Germany – Sine ira et studio*
*without anger or bias Already in the days of Caesar and Tacitus, the Germanic people have been the subject of interest. In his work Germania, Tacitus praised their strict mores and moral standards in contrast […]
Maria Theresia and bank secrecy
In the wake of the tax reforms, (though it is questionable whether the word ‘reform’ is even appropriate in this context), bank secrecy will apparently go by the wayside. Many would probably say that is […]
Edathy
There he was somewhere in Southern Europe in spring 2014. In a region which tourists from Central Europe particularly enjoy visiting at that time of year for its mild climate, spring-like temperatures and bright sunshine. […]
Gender equality: woman versus woman
The ancient Roman comic playwright Plautus coined the expression homo homini lupus est (“man is a wolf to his fellow man”). I’d like to adapt it to fit what is known as the “gender debate” – femina […]
Parliamentarianism: Hypo-crisis / hypocrisy
I heard this morning on the radio that the failed Austrian bank Hypo has so far cost me € 630. That’s two months of rent, according to the latest account by the Vienna Green party. So […]
Hamburg-Vienna: the return of liberalism?
“Katja” – simple, colourful, striking, and with pink (the colour used with success by the NEOS, the New Austria party). This is how the FDP candidate presented herself in Hamburg. As a Man of Politics. […]
Tax reform: Social democracy, quo vadis?
We don’t know whether Austrian Federal Chancellor Faymann and Greek PM Tsipras discussed the subject of tax when Tsipras visited Vienna – although Faymann could have got some valuable tips on the subject of tax […]
