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White Paper: Logistics and Feasibility of a Singapore-Style Food Rating System for American Grocery Foods

Posted on November 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

1. Introduction Singapore is well known for its highly visible, government-run hygiene grading of eateries (the “A/B/C/D” grades at hawker stalls and restaurants). Adapting something like this to packaged foods in American grocery stores raises a big question: Is it … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Short- and Long-Term Harms of Dehydration Clauses in Professional Boxing

Posted on November 17, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Dehydration clauses—sometimes labeled rehydration limits, rehydration caps, or next-day weight restrictions—have become increasingly common in professional boxing contracts. Under these clauses, fighters must weigh in at the official weigh-in (often 24–36 hours before the fight) and again on … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Leading and Lagging Indicators of Institutional Hollowing and Legitimacy Loss

Posted on November 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Institutions—political, legal, economic, religious, academic, media, and civic—derive their authority from perceived competence, integrity, and alignment with public norms and expectations. When these qualities degrade, institutions enter a process of hollowing, where their formal structures remain in place … Continue reading →

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White Paper: On Responsibility For Bridge Failures On Engineers In China

Posted on November 14, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Bridge failures in China sit at the intersection of rapid infrastructure expansion, challenging geology, overloaded transport networks, and a stringent but uneven system of professional accountability. Recent collapses – including the partial failure of the newly opened Hongqi … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Breakdown of the Monoculture and the Corporate Failure to Adapt

Posted on November 13, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary For much of the twentieth century, Western societies—particularly the United States—operated under a broad cultural monoculture. While diversity in ethnicity, religion, class, and ideology always existed, mass media and mass-market structures produced a shared cultural narrative that shaped … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Structural Mismatch Between Artistic Creation, Corporate Promotion, and Consumer Demand

Posted on November 13, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Across the cultural industries—publishing, music, film, television, visual art, gaming, and emerging creator-driven ecosystems—there is a persistent three-way mismatch between: What artists want to make (creative fulfillment, innovation, self-expression) What companies want to sell and promote (predictability, scalable … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Strategic Value of Filling Neglected Niches in Novel Environments

Posted on November 13, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper explores the ecological, sociological, and strategic advantages of adopting a “niche-filling” approach—whether by individuals, organizations, or entire species—when entering a new or changing environment. Rather than competing directly with dominant incumbents, niche-seekers identify underutilized or neglected … Continue reading →

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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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White Paper: The Government Shutdown’s Impact on U.S. Commercial Flights — And How Long the After-Effects Last

Posted on November 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary A federal government shutdown strains every layer of the U.S. air travel system. While airports stay open and air traffic control (ATC) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) staff are required to work, unpaid shifts, rising absenteeism, and suspended … Continue reading →

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