Innovation Policy: Swim or Drown
Industry and the automobile manufacturers in particular are facing a revolution - it is high time that politicians reacted.
Author - Hannes Hausbichler
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Renzi and Cameron: A Shame for Courageous Democrats
It is regrettable that voters who wanted to punish a crippled and undemocratic system instead punished those politicians who would have wanted to change it...
The ÖVP – A black dense Cloud without Contours
Where does the ÖVP stand in regional and federal politics? And what can a Sebastian Kurz do with the, in the meantime, amorphous masses of the ÖVP?
The End of Negative Election Campaigns in Sight?
Election battle in the USA - Election battle in Austria: Negative election campaigns with the sole aim of finding their opponent’s mistakes. – When will this end?
Dual Residence: Will a Dream become Reality?
Anton Pototschnig has been working for ten years for a dream that one day could become reality in Austria, which is backward as regards family law.
Haselsteiner: 3 Shots – 3 Misses
Haselsteiner may be a sharp-shooter but all his artillery miss their mark totally
Kern’s fragile Tax Plans
Christian Kern has sold himself well in his first hundred days in office. But this image is painted on thin and fragile glass.
Machine tax: is rationalization evil?
Robots, automation and rationalization are once more the topic of discussion. One of the first demands of Chancellor Kern for a "machine tax" is reminiscent of the widespread view, that each machine automatically takes away people's jobs. Moreover, the current,…
Environment policy with new ideas instead of uninspired tax raises
The Environment Minister takes action, but uses statistics instead of common sense in choosing a course.