Daily Archives: November 12, 2025

White Paper: A Typology of Property Rights in Persons: Historical, Legal, and Moral Perspectives

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper presents a typology of property rights that people have claimed, exercised, or theoretically could hold in other human beings. It explores the full spectrum of these rights—ranging from overt ownership, as in slavery, to partial or symbolic … Continue reading →

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Technical White Paper: New Advances and Potential Breakthroughs in Desalination Technologies (2025)

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Over the last five years, desalination has moved from incremental optimization of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) to a wave of innovations spanning membranes, electrochemical separations, process design, energy recovery, solar-thermal devices, and brine valorization. Specific energy consumption (SEC) … Continue reading →

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The Intertwining of Hope and Waiting: A Cross-Linguistic and Theological-Philosophical White Paper

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper explores how the semantic fields of hope and waiting converge across languages and cultures. Using Spanish esperanza—which simultaneously evokes “hope” and “expectation”—as the central case, we trace similar patterns in Indo-European, Semitic, and East Asian languages. The … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Origins of Christian Withdrawal — A Historical and Biblicist Examination of Separation from the World

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper traces the historical development of the belief that Christians should separate entirely from worldly society and refrain from civic, political, or cultural involvement. It analyzes this view’s biblical roots, its distortions in later church history, and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Biblicist Mandate for Engagement — Improving the Present World in Light of the World to Come

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper examines, from a biblicist standpoint, whether Christians are commanded to work toward the betterment of the present world or to abstain from such efforts in anticipation of the coming Kingdom of God. A biblicist framework holds … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Water Scarcity and the Collapse of Civilizations: Historical Lessons from Urban and Imperial Decline

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Throughout human history, the availability and management of water have determined the survival or failure of entire civilizations. From the hydraulic empires of Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley to the desert cities of the American Southwest, water scarcity … Continue reading →

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