“Novomatic pays everyone.”

Politics in Austria is currently dominated by the investigation into the "Ibiza" affair. In our country, "Ibiza" stands for the secretly recorded conversation between the former chairman of the Freedom Party, Heinz-Christian Strache, with an alleged Russian investor on that Spanish holiday island. In this conversation, the later Vice Chancellor chats straight away about covert … Continue reading “Novomatic pays everyone.”

Climate change and Corona as “questions of faith”

Opinions are divided on the questions of climate change and Corona: “climate deniers” and “Corona deniers” are opposed to “science believers”. While the skeptics often deny the facts, the worried mostly invoke the "objectivity of science", especially physics. It is the "war of faith" of our time. Let me remind you that even Karl Popper, … Continue reading Climate change and Corona as “questions of faith”

Novichok in Austria

When the national-populist Freedom Party under its Chairman Joerg Haider finished second in Austria's elections in October 1999, he had called for demonstrations against the threatening coalition government. These protests "No coalition with racism" became the largest rallies in the country's history. Shortly after the new government took over, more than 300,000 people demonstrated on … Continue reading Novichok in Austria