AI-written summaries of other writers' work, read through the Ledger's published principles. Every post links the original.
A new preprint re-reads Josephus's famous passage on Jesus. What it actually claims, what it doesn't, and the long scholarly debate behind it.
Opinion: Sequoia's Shaun Maguire, a self-described biased SpaceX investor, lays out why he thinks markets underrate the company. Claims checked inside.
Opinion: Angela McArdle argues Texas libertarians should back Paxton over Talarico and the Libertarian candidate. Claims checked inside.
Shared by Will Chamberlain: the U.S. Attorney and FBI in Alaska call a press conference on the Dan J. Sullivan ballot probe. Here's the background.
Treasury's Bessent touts $175M clawed back, $100M+ returned to fraud victims, and $260B uncovered. Here's what he actually said.
Cynical Publius argues the removal of Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia was about alleged leaks, not policy disputes, and calls it a sign of deeper institutional rot.
A dated, linked guide to DataRepublican's Democracy Files series, with every claim attributed to her reporting.
DataRepublican argues Effective Altruism's future-value math drives AI-doom absolutism and should be kept out of AI governance.
DataRepublican uses the golden-calf story to urge prayer, education and voting, not force, after her Democracy Files reporting.
Will Chamberlain argues the alleged second-Dan-Sullivan ballot effort could be charged as a federal conspiracy against rights. No one has been charged.