Jobst Landgrebe

Dr. Jobst Landgrebe is a scientist (biochemistry and mathematics), entrepreneur, and author focusing on theory of science and political philosophy.

Banking and Financial System Series, Part 2: What Are CBDC, and Why Do Central Banks Consider Them?

Jobst Landgrebe

Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are a new form of digital money that have been under serious discussion by central banks since around 2014. Bankers are preparing a rollout of these currencies.

Banking and Financial System Series, Part 1: When Do Central Banks Fail?

Jobst Landgrebe

We live at the end of the lifecycle of our financial system. This article is the first in a series about this system, its current crisis, and the reasons for the state of affairs. We start with the foundations of the system and the balance sheets of ...

Post-Democracy in Germany: Changing the Constitution with the Old Lower House

Jobst Landgrebe

The Western republics in Europe and its former colonies in America and Oceania have turned into post-democracies. The latest political developments in Germany, where the old parliament that was voted out in February was reconvened to change the ...