Roland Tichy

German author, economist and journalist (born 1955)

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,^[1] criticism about left-wing networks.^[2]

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).^[3] 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.^[4] Tichy is a member of the neoliberal Mont Pelerin Society. He is married to Andrea Tichy.

Memberships

Stiftung Meinung und Freiheit e.V., chairmen (Vice-chairmens are Hans-Georg Maaßen and Alexander Mitsch, founding chair of WerteUnion)
Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung, n´member, head of board till 11/2020
Aktionsgemeinschaft Soziale Marktwirtschaft, 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".^[5] A quote from Käßmann, which was falsified by omissions, was used for this purpose.^[6]

Publications

Tichy, Roland (2013). Gesammelte Einblicke (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Quell Verlag. ISBN 978-3-9815402-2-2. OCLC 864647066.
Tichy, Roland; Tichy, Andrea (2001). Die Pyramide steht Kopf die Wirtschaft in der Altersfalle und wie sie ihr entkommt (in German). München: Piper Taschenbuch. ISBN 978-3-492-04346-5. OCLC 248560702.
Tichy, Roland; Dietl, Sylvia (2000). Deutschland einig Rundfunkland? : eine Dokumentation zur Wiedervereinigung des deutschen Rundfunksystems 1989-1991 (in German). München: R. Fischer. ISBN 3-88927-260-6. OCLC 45707854.
Tichy, Roland (1998). Ab in die neue Mitte! : die Chancen der Globalisierung für eine deutsche Zukunftsgesellschaft (in German). Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe. ISBN 3-455-11263-3. OCLC 40285149.
Tichy, Roland (1990). Ausländer rein! Warum es kein "Ausländerproblem" gibt (in German). München: Piper. ISBN 978-3-492-10908-6. OCLC 243423292.

Awards

2008: Ludwig Erhardt Award by Ludwig Erhard Foundation
2015: Hayek Medal by Friedrich Hayek Society

References

^ "Klimaschutz – Es könnte ungemütlich werden | Cicero Online". www.cicero.de (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ "Tichys Einblick in Tichy – World Wide Wagner" (in German). 21 January 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
^ Bayrischer Rundfunk: Kommt die Weißwurst bald aus Amerika ? (german), 12 May 2015
^ Platthaus, Andreas. "„Hart aber fair" : Nicht alle sind Charlie" – via www.faz.net.
^ "AfD, Broder und Tichy verleumden Margot Käßmann als Rassistin". Übermedien (in German). 29 May 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
^ Rosenkranz, Boris (29 May 2017). "AfD, Broder und Tichy verleumden Margot Käßmann als Rassistin". Übermedien (in German). Retrieved 9 September 2023.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roland Tichy.

Official Website by Tichy: Tichys Einblick (Tichys Blog)
Roman Pletter: Der Bauchredner, Die Zeit, 16 February 2017
"Friedman: Pegida ist ein Anschlag auf die Pressefreiheit". Focus (in German). 8 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2023.