Maxim Lott / Maximum Truth
Maximum Truth is a data-driven newsletter that uses math and economics to investigate important questions ignored by shallow media, aiming to be aggressively non-ideological.
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- Data enthusiasts
- Policy makers
- Forecasters
- Intellectually curious readers
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Latest News
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Maxim Lott appointed as Director at the White House Domestic Policy Council
Products & Services
A data-driven newsletter covering tech, science, philosophy, economics, politics, and culture.
Market Position
Differentiated from mainstream media by its aggressive non-ideological stance and reliance on raw data, math, and economic principles.
Leadership
Founders
Maxim Lott
Reporter and TV producer with over ten years in media (Fox News, Stossel TV). Creator of ElectionBettingOdds.com, Covid19Mapped.com, and TaxPlanCalculator.com. Background in mathematics and economics. Current Director at the White House Domestic Policy Council (as of 2025).
Executive Team
Maxim Lott
Founder / Author
Media professional and data analyst, former Executive Producer at Stossel TV and Supervising Producer at Fox News.
Founding Story
Maxim Lott launched Maximum Truth after a decade in media, seeking a venue for non-ideological, data-driven reporting inspired by platforms like SlateStarCodex and Marginal Revolution.
Business Model
Revenue Model
Direct-to-consumer Substack subscriptions (paid and free tiers).
Pricing Tiers
Regular newsletter updates.
Full access to all posts and community features.
Full access at a discounted annual rate.
A way to provide additional support to the publication.
Target Markets
- Data enthusiasts
- Policy makers
- Forecasters
- Intellectually curious readers
- Policy analysis
- Investment and forecasting insights
- Science and tech trend monitoring
- Individual subscribers
- Mentioned/shared by figures in the 'rationalist' and data science communities