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White Paper: Understanding Differential Allergic Responses to Inulin in Stevia Versus Garlic

Posted on December 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Inulin is a naturally occurring fructan polysaccharide found in many plants, including garlic, chicory, Jerusalem artichoke, and, in some formulations, purified or added to stevia sweeteners. While inulin itself is often treated as a uniform dietary fiber, its … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Problem of Ownership Claims Without Product and the Contribution Threshold for Legitimate Credit

Posted on December 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Across creative industries, research environments, entrepreneurial ventures, and institutional collaborations, disputes frequently arise over who deserves credit or ownership. A growing pattern involves individuals asserting ownership rights or demanding credit on the basis of having had an idea—even … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Grant at Cairo: Logistical Strategy in the Early Civil War and the Modern Failure of Cairo, Illinois to Capitalize on Its Strategic Location

Posted on December 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary During the opening phase of the American Civil War, Cairo, Illinois served as one of the most strategically important logistical hubs in the Western Theater. Its position at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers made it … Continue reading →

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White Paper: When Periodic Corporate Strategy Planning Aligns with Organizational Crisis Periods: Structural Causes, Behavioral Dynamics, and Governance Implications

Posted on December 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Many organizations conduct corporate strategy planning on predictable annual, biennial, or triennial cycles. Paradoxically, these “routine” planning windows often coincide with moments of crisis—financial stress, leadership turnover, market disruption, or internal conflict. This alignment is not accidental. It … Continue reading →

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White Paper: How NIL and For-Profit Athletic Ventures Could Turn College Athletes into Employees – And What That Would Mean

Posted on December 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The rapid commercialization of college sports—driven by Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights, revenue-sharing settlements, and now private-equity–backed joint ventures—has pushed the NCAA’s “amateurism” model to a breaking point. The University of Utah’s proposed private-equity partnership with Otro … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Penalties for Calling Individuals on the Do Not Call List and Policy Responses to the Rising Crisis of Spoofed Calls

Posted on December 9, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Unwanted telemarketing calls, illegal robocalls, and spoofed caller IDs together make up one of the most persistent consumer-protection challenges in the United States. Despite the presence of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry, the Telephone Consumer Protection … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Political Causes of Split Highway Numbers and the Consequences of Primary, Secondary, and Split Road Labels

Posted on December 9, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Highway numbering is often assumed to be a neutral technical exercise, but in practice it is a deeply political process. Split numbers—instances where a single route number is assigned to two or more discontinuous or parallel branches—arise from … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Multi-Level Marketing in the Bible? A Biblicist Examination of Claims, Parallels, and Ethical Evaluation

Posted on December 7, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Claims circulate in popular Christian teaching that “MLMs are described in the Bible” or even that “the early church functioned like an MLM.” These claims are typically made to legitimize a modern business model by analogy with perceived … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Contested Terrain of Tipping Culture — Existence, Spread, and the Debate Over Earned vs. Entitled Gratuities

Posted on December 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Tipping has become one of the most debated features of modern service economies. Once confined largely to hospitality and personal services, tipping norms have expanded into retail, counter-service, delivery platforms, and even automated kiosks. Advocates defend tipping as … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Authority Paradox: Why Those Who Struggle to Respect Authority Often Seek Authority Themselves

Posted on December 6, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Across institutions—families, churches, workplaces, governments—one repeatedly encounters a persistent paradox: individuals who resist, resent, or reject legitimate authority are often the very individuals who most desire to be seen as authorities themselves. They frequently fail to perceive the … Continue reading →

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