Monthly Archives: October 2025

White Paper: The Civic and Legal Literacy Needed for Contemporary Adults

Posted on October 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Modern adults navigate an increasingly complex civic and legal landscape — from digital contracts and tax obligations to voting laws and civil rights. Yet, despite living in a world saturated with information, many lack the foundational civic and … Continue reading →

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Curriculum Proposal: Certificate in Practical Adult Knowledge and Competence (CPAK)

Posted on October 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Institution: Torah University (or equivalent adult education division) Proposed by: Department of General and Continuing Education Prepared by: Curriculum Committee on Adult Learning and Lifelong Competence Date: October 2025 Program Level: Post-secondary Certificate (Non-degree) Credit Hours: 24 credits (8 courses … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Sudan’s Civil War (2023–present): Tactical & Strategic Assessment, Scenarios, and the Likelihood of Victory or Partition

Posted on October 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Sudan’s war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF, led by Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF, led by Mohamed “Hemedti” Dagalo) has hardened into a multi-front conflict with heavy foreign involvement, catastrophic humanitarian conditions, … Continue reading →

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Course Title: Numeracy for Adults: Practical Quantitative Literacy for Life, Work, and Citizenship

Posted on October 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Course Overview This course is designed to help adults build the kind of mathematical literacy that directly impacts their daily lives—financial management, critical evaluation of data, informed decision-making, and civic participation. The focus is on reasoning rather than rote calculation, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Numeracy That Matters: Essential Mathematical Literacy for Adult Life

Posted on October 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Modern societies depend upon numeracy as much as literacy, yet the type of numeracy adults actually need is not always the kind emphasized in school curricula. While advanced mathematics undergirds modern technology and finance, most adults require a … Continue reading →

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“Law on the Move”: The Legal Climate of Abraham Lincoln’s Illinois—Its Rhythms and Culture

Posted on October 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Between statehood (1818) and the Civil War, Illinois law matured from a rough-hewn, locally inflected system into an increasingly professional, statute-guided, market-oriented order. Abraham Lincoln practiced in the very center of this evolution (1830s–1850s). The daily life of … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Decline of American Jurisprudence — Theory, Practice, and the Departure from the Founding Vision

Posted on October 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

I. Introduction The development of American jurisprudence reflects a long struggle between the nation’s founding legal philosophy—rooted in natural law, divine accountability, and republican self-government—and subsequent movements toward legal positivism, technocratic management, and progressive instrumentalism. This paper traces the major … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Connection Between Sports, Gambling, and Organized Crime—and Its Impact on the Legitimacy of Sport

Posted on October 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Sports deliver civic rituals of fairness and merit. Gambling delivers liquidity, attention, and revenue. Organized crime exploits the seam between them—where information asymmetries, weak controls, and cross-border payments create opportunities to fix contests, launder money, and intimidate participants. … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Genre Conventions of Historical Detective Fiction Compared to Detective Fiction as a Whole

Posted on October 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Detective fiction, a genre built around the pursuit of truth through rational investigation, has evolved into numerous subgenres. Among these, historical detective fiction occupies a distinctive space by merging mystery structures with historical reconstruction. This paper analyzes how historical … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Self-Snitching, Surveillance, and the Proliferation of Evidence: Consequences for Unsolved Crimes

Posted on October 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The age of ubiquitous surveillance has created a paradox: even as the world becomes more recorded, transparent, and traceable, vast numbers of crimes remain unsolved. This white paper explores the phenomenon of self-snitching—the voluntary or inadvertent disclosure of … Continue reading →

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