Economy
Tools for understanding economic claims against real capital — energy systems, raw-material dependencies, and the gap between financial promises and physical reality.
New here? Start with "How Prosperity Is Built" — it is the map to the four tools.
How Prosperity Is Built
The thinkers behind the economy, from Smith to today: what they described, what can be measured now, and which levers exist. With verified quotes and counter-positions. (German)
Energy and Resource Atlas
Global energy forms, critical raw materials, geopolitical dependencies and technology frontiers. Periodic-table heatmap, substitution matrix, 100-year frontier timeline.
Claim and Reality
Financial claims versus real capital: sovereign debt, pension obligations, coverage gaps. Glossary, 22 charts, interactive scenario calculator.
Sovereignty & Material
Critical materials and who controls the midstream: tin, germanium, rare earths. An editorial on raw-material sovereignty.
From Silver to Balance
Sovereignty & exchange: the history of money from cowrie shells via Potosí to the TARGET2 balance, and why money carries ever less intrinsic value.
The Right to Compute
AI access as universal service: a proven mechanism from German telecoms law, the numbers behind a national baseline, and a real Bundestag petition on its way through the institutions. (German)