Daily Archives: October 16, 2025

White Paper: A Typology of Factors Distinguishing Zero-Sum and Win-Win Endeavors

Posted on October 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper develops a typology of structural, moral, and systemic factors that allow observers, policymakers, and organizations to distinguish between zero-sum and win-win endeavors. Whereas zero-sum frameworks assume that one party’s gain necessitates another’s loss, win-win systems seek … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Typology of Looting and Profiteering in Wartime and Its Role in Social Mobility and National Economic Policy

Posted on October 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

I. Introduction Looting and wartime profiteering are persistent and paradoxical features of human conflict. While they represent moral and legal violations in most contexts, they also serve as engines of redistribution, innovation, and occasionally modernization. From ancient empires to contemporary … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Coaching Carousels: The Hard Math of Winning and the Nature of Expectations for Success in Competitive Sport

Posted on October 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines the recurring phenomenon of “coaching carousels” — the rapid turnover of head coaches across professional and collegiate sports. It analyzes the mathematical, psychological, and institutional dynamics that drive the cycle of hiring, firing, and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Ship of Theseus Problem in Popular Music: Bands, Identity, and Continuity

Posted on October 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The “Ship of Theseus” problem asks whether an object that has had all its parts replaced remains fundamentally the same object. In the context of musical groups, the question becomes: when every member of a band has been … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Unfortunate Anonymity of Little River Band—and the Struggle Over the Legitimacy of Its Identity

Posted on October 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Little River Band (LRB) had one of the strongest U.S. chart runs by any Australian act in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Yet in 2025, many casual listeners know the hits but cannot reliably connect them to … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Every Form of Wickedness: A Biblicist White Paper

Posted on October 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores the biblical command to “avoid every form of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:22) through a biblicist lens, tracing the semantic, theological, and practical meanings of “wickedness” and “evil” in both Hebrew and Greek. It analyzes the … Continue reading →

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