ledgerjournal is run by a charlatan.
bitcoin could not care less about academics circlejerkers
Who is this madman people keep talking about?
Peter R. Rizun is not a madman, but he has been taking a lot of flak in this debate.
It might be healthy to run an independant site if you find his approach a bit too enthusiastic.
In any event, bct users like hdbuck, iCEBREAKER and brg444 are not good sources of info or judgement.