Monthly Archives: October 2025

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

Posted on October 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

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

Posted on October 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

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

Posted on October 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

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

Posted on October 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

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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White Paper: Global Food Inequality: Socioeconomic Divides, Consequences, and Strategies for Equitable Access

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Food availability remains one of the most visible and consequential reflections of socioeconomic inequality worldwide. Despite unprecedented global agricultural output, billions of people face varying levels of food insecurity, while affluent populations enjoy overabundance. This disparity arises not … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Crisis of Artificial General Intelligence Across Fields of Knowledge

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents not merely a new technological development but a profound epistemic and institutional crisis across nearly every field of knowledge. Unlike specialized AI systems, AGI threatens to collapse the boundaries between disciplines, redefine what … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Establishing Middle Eastern Extension Campuses to Revitalize International Enrollment

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

I. Problem Statement The university has experienced a significant decline in Middle Eastern student enrollment. Factors may include: Increased regional investment in domestic universities. Travel restrictions, visa uncertainty, and geopolitical risk. Cultural or religious hesitations about studying abroad. Economic pressures … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Theology and Psychology of Architectural Styles: The Implications of Design Practices for the Human Spirit and Social Order

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Architecture does more than shelter the body—it shapes the imagination, moral outlook, and spiritual posture of the people who inhabit it. Each architectural style, whether sacred or secular, classical or modernist, embodies implicit theologies and psychological assumptions about … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Theology of Knowing and Understanding Where God Has Placed His Name: A Biblicist View of the Determination of Holy Sites and the Feast of Tabernacles

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores the biblicist theology of “knowing where God has placed His name,” examining how Scripture defines, reveals, and limits the proper sites of worship. It further investigates how this principle guides the location of the Feast … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Future of Book Marketing in the Age of Proliferation

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The past decade has seen an unprecedented explosion in the number of books being published. Thanks to digital publishing platforms, AI-assisted writing tools, print-on-demand services, and global distribution networks, the barriers to entry for authors have nearly vanished. … Continue reading →

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