Liam Hoare
A freelance writer on politics and literature based in Vienna. He is the Europe editor for Moment and a frequent contributor to Slate, The Forward and Tablet.
Anything Can Happen l Vienna’s New Wave of Political Theater
The return of the Thursday demonstrations to Vienna’s streets last October heralded a reawakening of Austrian protest culture. Between climate change strikes and marches against racism, the capital ha...
The Ironies of History
In Éric Vuillard’s award-winning historical novel The Order of the Day, an absurd and tragic encounter seals Austria’s fate  The hour grows late and Austria’s dictatorial Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg arrives at the Eagle’s Nest, Adolf Hitler’s mountaintop retreat high above Berchtesgaden. It is February 12, 1938, and in a month’s time, German troops will […]
“You’re a young Guy” – Kurz meets Trump
Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz described his meeting with United States president Donald Trump Wednesday as “very disputatious” in an interview with ORF’s Armin Wolf.
Kurz flew to Washington D....
Culture Books | November
Anna Seghers’ Morality Play
Available in English for the first time, The Seventh Cross addresses the damage and deep divisions of ordinary life under the Nazis
Seven political prisoners escape fro...
Culture Books | November
To Vienna, with Love
In Kevin Wignall’s new thriller, Vienna takes the spotlight and steals the show
With a name like To Die in Vienna, Kevin Wignall’s new novel might give the impression of b...
Hidden Cornucopia
In a crowded brunch landscape, Turnhalle im brick5 offers exceptional organic fare in a relaxed environment
When the doors to Turnhalle im brick5 open on weekends, a brunch of earthly delights aw...
Book Review | Saving the White Stallions by Mark Felton
How the US Army helped preserve the famed Lipizzaners in the final days of WWII
Weeks from the end of the Second World War, a rogue unit of the American Army slipped across the lines into the Sudet...
After Europe | Ivan Krastev’s Doomsday Prognosis for the EU
In After Europe, Ivan Krastev argues that the refugee crisis is Europe’s gravest threat
Europe is in crisis and Ivan Krastev is worried. As at the end of the Habsburg dyna...
Edith Sheffer’s ‘Asperger’s Children’ Reveals ‘The...
Edith Sheffer updates the record on the famed Austrian physician to chilling effect
As a pioneer of autistic psychopathy, Hans Asperger has a benevolent image as a “champion of neuro-diversity,” ...
