Daily Archives: October 25, 2025

White Paper: Effect of Gambling Scandals on Public Trust in Sports:

Executive summary Legal sports betting has become deeply entwined with the business of sport. When scandals surface—players betting on games, coaches sharing inside information, or figures close to stars accruing illegal gambling debts—they don’t just punish the individuals involved; they … Continue reading

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White Paper: The Flight, Fight, or Freeze Instinct — Manifestations and Methods of Calming

Executive Summary The flight-fight-freeze instinct is a divinely built mechanism within the human nervous system, designed to protect life in moments of danger. It activates when a person perceives threat, mobilizing body and mind for immediate response. Although originally meant … Continue reading

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White Paper: A Typology of Responses to What Is Feared and Hated

Executive Summary Fear and hatred are two of the most powerful and destabilizing emotional forces shaping individual psychology and collective behavior. Every civilization, institution, and individual develops mechanisms—philosophical, social, and psychological—to deal with what they perceive as dangerous, threatening, or … Continue reading

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White Paper: The Political and Military History of Epirus

I. Introduction Epirus, a rugged and mountainous region straddling the modern borders of northwestern Greece and southern Albania, has played a complex and often underappreciated role in the ancient and medieval history of the Balkans. Its story is one of … Continue reading

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