Roland Tichy (born 11 November 1955 in Bad Reichenhall) is a German author, economist and journalist. He is publisher of conservativ populistic magazine Tichys Einblick.
His positions include the climate skeptic and criticism about left-wing networks.
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).[ 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. Tichy is a member of the neoliberal Mont Pelerin Society. He is married to Andrea Tichy.
In 2021 Tichs started an talkshow called "Tichys Ausblick" referring to "Tichys Einblick" on the right-leaning private TV-channel TV.Berlin. To launch, Tichy invited two guests who are popular with his readership: the conservative GDR revisionist comedian Uwe Steimle and former CDU politician and former boss of BfV Hans-Georg Maaßen.
Memberships
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/ref> chairmen (Vice-chairmen are Hans-Georg Maaßen and Alexander Mitsch, founding chair of Werteunion)
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Ludwig-Erhard-Stiftung, member, head of board until November 2020
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, former board member
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Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung, former member of curatorium
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Friedrich A. von Hayek – Gesellschaft, member
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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".
A quote from Käßmann, which was
disinformation by omissions, was used for this purpose.
Publications
Awards
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2008: Ludwig Erhardt Award by Ludwig Erhard Foundation
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2015: Hayek Medal by Friedrich Hayek Society
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