Daily Archives: October 23, 2025

White Paper: Architectural Changes Made By Presidents To The White House

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Since its original design and construction beginning in the the 1790s, the White House has not only served as the residence of the the president of the United States, but also as a statement of architectural, technological, and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Hero’s Journey and the Crisis of the Contemporary Heroine

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper explores the widening gap between Joseph Campbell’s classical hero’s journey and the dominant “heroine’s journey” narratives found in modern media. Once heralded as a corrective to patriarchal myth, the contemporary heroine’s journey has increasingly failed to … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Biblicist View of the Distinction Between Repetition and Vain Repetition

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

I. Introduction In Matthew 6:7, Christ commands, “And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions as the heathen do. For they think that they will be heard for their many words.” (NKJV). This verse raises a critical interpretive and … Continue reading →

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Folk Resilience as Sociocultural Programming: A White Paper on the Adaptive Logic of Cultural Continuity

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines folk resilience—the informal, decentralized, and deeply embedded capacity of communities to adapt to change—as a form of sociocultural programming. Drawing on insights from anthropology, psychology, systems theory, and cultural history, it argues that traditional … Continue reading →

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Gator Tastes Like Chicken: Redneck Cuisine and the Cultural Programming of Adaptation in a Jurassic Park Scenario

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

I. Introduction: From Swamp to Cretaceous If Jurassic Park were real — not just a billionaire’s dream but an inhabited, chaotic frontier — few groups of people would take to it more naturally than rural Southern “rednecks.” The term, often … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Pathways to the Reunification of Cyprus

Posted on October 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The island of Cyprus has been divided since 1974, and despite decades of negotiation under the auspices of United Nations (UN) and other actors, a comprehensive settlement remains elusive.  This white paper outlines the key pre-conditions, structural components, obstacles, … Continue reading →

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