The Day the House Entered Epistemic Hold: A Story of Ternary Logic, Congress, and Credible Evidence

This story dramatizes what happens when the U.S. House of Representatives stumbles onto “Ternary Logic,” an evidentiary framework for economic systems built around a third state: Epistemic Hold. Through a satirical tour of Decision Logs, Immutable Ledgers, Hybrid Shield, Anchors, and “No Log = No Action,” it imagines a world where markets, CBDCs, ESG finance—and even lawmakers—are forced to act only on transparent, auditable evidence.