Daily Archives: January 4, 2026

White Paper: Failure Modes Revealed by the Venezuela Escalation Narrative

Posted on January 4, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Framing Whether the events are fully real, partially real, or strategically misrepresented, the situation exposes multiple layered failure modes across information systems, legal regimes, executive restraint, alliance governance, and public epistemology. Crucially, these failures are orthogonal—they reinforce one another … Continue reading →

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Theophilus: The Man Who Helped Give Us a Gospel and Acts

Posted on January 4, 2026 by nathanalbright

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette given to the Portland, Oregon congregation of the United Church of God on Sabbath, January 3, 2026.] When we open the New Testament, we tend to focus on the big names—Jesus … Continue reading →

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Second-Order Consulting: Why Some Problems Persist After the Right Solutions Are Applied: A Field-Defining White Paper

Posted on January 4, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper defines second-order consulting as a distinct analytic posture concerned with failures that arise after correct solutions are identified and implemented. It argues that many persistent institutional and relational problems are not failures of knowledge, effort, or goodwill, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Property Seizure from Private Owners — Who Benefits, and Where Courts Are Moving (2024–2026)

Posted on January 4, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Across U.S. jurisdictions, the headline story is not one single “land grab” mechanism but a portfolio of property-transfer pathways—tax foreclosure, eminent domain, civil forfeiture, and code/blight enforcement—that can convert private assets into public revenue, redevelopment land banks, or … Continue reading →

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