Monthly Archives: November 2025

White Paper: Regional Development Strategies to Prevent Rural Depopulation and the Formation of Oversized Primate Cities

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Many countries today face a dual crisis: rural depopulation on one hand and the unchecked growth of a single oversized metropolis on the other. These trends reinforce each other: as rural regions lose jobs, services, and social capital, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Mongolia’s New Capital in Kharkhorin: Why It Won’t Fix Ulaanbaatar’s Overcrowding

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Mongolia’s government has committed to an ambitious plan—roughly US$30 billion—to create a new capital near the historic city of Kharkhorin (New Kharkhorum) and eventually move core state institutions out of Ulaanbaatar.  The stated goals are to relieve congestion … Continue reading →

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A Biblicist White Paper: Distinguishing Job’s Eloquent Self-Defense from the False Accusations of His Friends and From the Charge of Self-Righteousness

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The Book of Job contains one of Scripture’s most intricate examinations of suffering, righteousness, and divine justice. Job’s speeches are often misunderstood as lapsing into self-righteousness, while the friends’ speeches are mischaracterized as orthodox defenses of divine justice. … Continue reading →

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The Human Nature of Christ and the Human Nature of Fallen Humanity: A Biblicist White Paper Contrasting Christ’s Humanity Without Sin and Our Humanity Under Sin

Posted on November 23, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines—with a strictly biblicist methodology—the distinction between the human nature assumed by Jesus Christ in the Incarnation and the fallen human nature possessed by all descendants of Adam. Scripture affirms that Christ truly became human … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Duties of Care — Who Bears Them, When, and Why It Matters

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Duties of care form the backbone of all responsible social, professional, and institutional conduct. They delineate when individuals or organizations must act prudently to prevent harm to others. Across legal systems, ethical theory, biblical moral reasoning, and organizational … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Conditions Indicated by Excessive Daytime Napping and Prolonged Sleep Duration (≥12 Hours Daily)

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Sleeping twelve or more hours per day, combined with habitual napping, is clinically significant. While healthy adults vary in sleep need, consistent sleep beyond 9–10 hours and persistent daytime sleep episodes strongly suggest hypersomnolence, a symptom that can … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Biblicist Perspective on Divine Calling, Human Weakness, and the Difficulty of Elite Conversion

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper examines why, according to Scripture—and particularly 1 Corinthians 1:28–31—God typically calls those who lack elite status, social privilege, and worldly advantage. Drawing from both Old and New Testament patterns, as well as theological and sociological … Continue reading →

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White Paper: A Typology of Reasons Why Ministers and Churches Face Legal Exposure and Liability

Posted on November 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Churches and ministers occupy a complex intersection of religious liberty, fiduciary responsibility, interpersonal counseling, employment law, real estate management, and public-facing operations. Although religious freedom protections in the United States and other common-law jurisdictions provide significant defenses—especially under … Continue reading →

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White Paper: West Virginia’s Appeal To Heaven

Posted on November 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

This white paper analyzes the “Appeal to Heaven” movement to invite western Virginia and western Maryland counties to join West Virginia, focusing on its historical symbolism, legal framework, political drivers, economic implications, and likely trajectories. It is descriptive and analytical, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Literary Phenomenon of “Self-Discovery Through Abandonment”: A Biblicist Analysis of Modern Memoirs and Barely-Fictional Novels About Women Leaving Their Husbands

Posted on November 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Over the past several decades, a major subgenre of contemporary fiction and memoir has emerged in which a woman abandons her husband, marriage, or family responsibilities in order to “find herself,” pursue self-actualization, or discover an authentic identity … Continue reading →

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