Daily Archives: November 6, 2025

Letter Fourteen: From Lysander Smith to Leonidas Smith

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

28 July 3015 Dear Uncle Leonidas, I write to you as requested to provide my official report on the Cape Esperance Naval Museum opening before I depart tomorrow for the capital to meet you. I have already written to Mother … Continue reading →

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Letter Thirteen: From Lysander Smith to The Foreign Minister

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

28 July 3015 Your Excellency, I have the honor to report on my attendance at the opening ceremonies of the Cape Esperance Naval Museum, as requested in Your Excellency’s communications to Ambassador Smith. I attended these ceremonies as a representative … Continue reading →

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Letter Twelve: From Lysander Smith to Elizabeth Smith

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

28 July 3015 My Dearest Mother, I write to you from Port Esperance, having just completed what I can only describe as the most extraordinary and overwhelming three days of my life. I arrived here two days ago after a … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The DC-10 and MD-11 — Engine Detachment and Hydraulic System Vulnerabilities

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 and its derivative, the MD-11, represent significant chapters in the evolution of wide-body commercial aviation. Despite their engineering ambition and market success, both aircraft became synonymous with high-profile accidents resulting from catastrophic engine detachments … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Earliest Megaprojects in History and the Iron Law of Megaprojects in Early Civilization

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The history of human civilization is inseparable from its monumental undertakings—grand constructions that mobilized entire societies, reshaped economies, and defined the power of empires. From the pyramids of Egypt to the Great Wall of China, from Mesopotamian canals … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Typology of Fatal Crises for Republics

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Throughout history, republics—states claiming governance by the consent of citizens rather than by hereditary monarchy—have exhibited remarkable creativity and resilience, yet have also shown recurring patterns of self-destruction. This white paper develops a typology of fatal crises that … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Place of Political Psychology and Other Fields of Psychology within a Biblicist University

Posted on November 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper explores the role, scope, and integration of political psychology and related branches of psychology within the academic and theological mission of a Biblicist university. A Biblicist university—defined by its commitment to Scripture as the ultimate … Continue reading →

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