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White Paper: Red Sky Heuristics: Atmospheric Optics, Weather Systems, and the Question of East–West Universality

Posted on December 11, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The proverb “Red sky at night, sailors’ delight; red sky in morning, sailors take warning” is one of the most widely circulated pieces of folk meteorology. Its empirical accuracy is surprisingly high—approximately 70–80% in mid-latitude climates—and its validity … 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: The History of City Pop and Its Global Cultural Impact

Posted on November 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract City Pop—an umbrella term for a wide range of urban, cosmopolitan Japanese popular music from the late 1970s through the 1980s—has undergone one of the most striking afterlives in modern musical history. Once considered a niche domestic genre reflecting … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Theology of Knowing and Understanding Where God Has Placed His Name: A Biblicist View of the Determination of Holy Sites and the Feast of Tabernacles

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper explores the biblicist theology of “knowing where God has placed His name,” examining how Scripture defines, reveals, and limits the proper sites of worship. It further investigates how this principle guides the location of the Feast … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Anglo-Scottish Borderlands between Edinburgh and Berwick: A Cockpit of War

Posted on October 1, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The corridor stretching from Edinburgh in the north to Berwick-upon-Tweed in the south served for centuries as one of the most militarized and contested landscapes in the British Isles. Its geography, fortifications, and socio-political importance made it a … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Typology of Places and the Identification of Core, Peripheral, and Intermediate Regions

Posted on September 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This white paper presents a typology of regions within a given country, distinguishing between core, peripheral, and other intermediate types of places based on patterns of development, infrastructure, governance, and socio-economic dynamics. The aim is to provide a … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Political and Military History of the Kingdom of Strathclyde

Posted on September 29, 2025 by nathanalbright

Introduction The Kingdom of Strathclyde, sometimes called Alt Clut (“Rock of the Clyde”) after its fortress base at Dumbarton Rock, was one of the most enduring Brittonic successor states to Roman Britain. Existing from at least the 5th century until … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of the Picts: A White Paper on Political and Military History

Posted on September 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary From late Roman times to the mid-9th century, the peoples later called “Picts” forged powerful polities north of the Forth, culminating in the over-kingdom of Fortriu and a period of regional hegemony. Their ascendancy was punctuated by decisive … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Historicity of Tristan and Isolde: People, Places, and Sources

Posted on September 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The legend of Tristan and Isolde sits at the confluence of Insular Celtic memory, Breton transmission, and Continental literary craft. While the fully developed romance—love potion, clandestine affair, and chivalric fatalism—reflects 12th–13th-century court culture, multiple early Insular references, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Regional Ethnography and Autonomy Concerns in the Carpathian Region of Europe

Posted on September 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary The Carpathian arc—spanning southern Poland and eastern Czechia through Slovakia, Ukraine’s Zakarpattia (Transcarpathia), northern Romania (Maramureș & Transylvania), and a corner of Serbia—is one of Europe’s most intricate cultural mosaics. Its upland “highlander” communities (Rusyns—including Lemkos, Boykos, Hutsuls), … Continue reading →

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