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The Ten-Year Gap: Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder in the Documentary Record, the Little House Novels, and the Television Series

Posted on July 25, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The age difference between Laura Elizabeth Ingalls and Almanzo James Wilder was approximately ten years — a gap that the Little House novels reduce, at their most extreme, to five. This paper establishes what the documentary record actually shows … Continue reading →

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Custody Without Guardians: Child Protection in the Entertainment Industry, Examined Against the Long History of the Performer

Posted on July 23, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract A short promotional video from 2009, in which a forty-year-old music executive announces to a global audience that he has been “given custody” of a fifteen-year-old singer for a weekend of activity that “we can’t really disclose,” has been … Continue reading →

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The Fall as Formation Rupture: Innocence, Trust, and the Stewardship of the Vulnerable: A White Paper

Posted on February 8, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract “Innocence” is frequently treated in contemporary discourse as either sentimental naïveté or as a purely theological abstraction. Likewise, “the fall” is often dismissed as mythic or doctrinal language lacking empirical reference. Both treatments obscure a plainly observable human reality. … Continue reading →

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The Childhood of Moral Seriousness

Posted on January 20, 2026 by nathanalbright

To raise a child who is intellectually and morally serious is to live with a quiet, persistent dissonance. Such a child does not behave badly. He does not rebel in the familiar ways. He does not scandalize teachers or embarrass … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Silent Synchronization: How Generations Are Formed by Shared Experiences That Do Not Feel Coordinated

Posted on January 11, 2026 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Generations are often described as cohorts shaped by major public events: wars, economic crises, technological revolutions, or cultural turning points. Yet many of the most formative generational experiences are not perceived as coordinated at the time they occur. … Continue reading →

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Poopism: Babies As Poop Machines

Posted on July 5, 2024 by nathanalbright

In our previous examination of the scope of poop, we ended our discussion with an observation that babies are poop machines. This is not meant as an insult to babies. Nevertheless, anyone who has ever had children or even observed … Continue reading →

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Privilege: A Problematic Paradigm: Issues And Alternatives: Part Two

Posted on June 6, 2020 by nathanalbright

[Note:  See previous discussion here if you have not before.] Having briefly introduced the subjected of privilege and presenting some introductory critique of it, I thought it would be worthwhile for us to spend a bit of time discussing exactly … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Confederate Girl: The Diary Of Carrie Berry, 1864

Posted on March 21, 2020 by nathanalbright

A Confederate Girl:  The Diary Of Carrie Berry, 1864, edited by Kerry Graves This book is one that I found deeply fascinating.  On the one hand, the content of the book is not stellar in that it does not even … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Educated

Posted on February 20, 2020 by nathanalbright

Educated, by Tara Westover I have to admit that when I started reading this book that I was a bit concerned about the tack that it was going to take.  I figured that it was a given that the book … Continue reading →

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A Tale Of Two Feet

Posted on June 17, 2019 by nathanalbright

When I was a child growing up in rural Central Florida, one of the many ways that the neighborhood kids kept ourselves amused was to imagine ourselves as members of the X-Men.  For some reason, I ended up being Professor … Continue reading →

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