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White Paper: The Earliest Historical True Crime Literature and What It Reveals About Readers’ Appetite for Crime and Punishment

Posted on December 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary True crime is often considered a modern genre, shaped by mass literacy and commercial printing. In reality, the fascination with recounting real acts of violence, theft, deception, and justice is nearly as old as recorded history. Across ancient … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Criminals as Instruments of Power: The Role of Lawlessness in Totalitarian States and the Roots of Contemporary Judicial Leniency Toward Violent Offenders

Posted on December 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Throughout modern history, criminal elements have often been used—deliberately or structurally—by authoritarian or totalitarian governments as tools of political control, social destabilization, or regime preservation. This phenomenon arises from the strategic logic of regimes that see social disorder … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Biblicist Mandate for Engagement — Improving the Present World in Light of the World to Come

Posted on November 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper examines, from a biblicist standpoint, whether Christians are commanded to work toward the betterment of the present world or to abstain from such efforts in anticipation of the coming Kingdom of God. A biblicist framework holds … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Political Psychology in Light of Biblical Principles

Posted on November 5, 2025 by nathanalbright

I. Introduction Political psychology, as a discipline, explores how human thought, emotion, and behavior shape political life. When examined through a biblicist lens, however, the field must reckon with a deeper reality: that politics is not merely a contest of … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Pacifism and the Law of the Thief: A Biblicist Contrast

Posted on October 12, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract This white paper examines the contrast between Christian pacifism and the biblical principle that “the thief has no blood” (Exodus 22:2), which permits lethal defense of life and property under certain circumstances. From a biblicist perspective—one seeking direct correspondence … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Community Self-Policing: Reputation, Well-Being, and the Failure of Informal Governance

Posted on September 30, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Communities—whether neighborhoods, religious congregations, professional associations, or online forums—possess a collective interest in maintaining their reputation and protecting members’ well-being. Historically, the ability of a community to police itself has been a marker of cohesion and resilience. Yet … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Courtroom Dynamics in Adversarial and Alternative Legal Systems

Posted on September 26, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Courtroom dynamics vary widely depending on the underlying legal tradition. The adversarial system, exemplified by the United States and other common law jurisdictions, frames trials as contests between opposing parties before a neutral arbiter. By contrast, many civil … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and the Social Contract: Aligning Automation with the Interests of Ordinary Citizens

Posted on September 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are rapidly transforming the global economy. While these technologies promise efficiency and prosperity, they also risk destabilizing the social contract if automation displaces too many forms of productive labor without providing alternative pathways … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Dilemma of Persistent Conflict: Politicization of the Military vs. Militarization of the Police

Posted on September 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Persistent internal conflict forces states to seek coercive stability. Two common strategies emerge: politicizing the military to govern internal disputes or militarizing the police to suppress unrest. Both approaches alter the balance between state authority, civil society, and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Distinguishing Cancel Culture from Consequence Culture in Contemporary Society

Posted on September 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The terms cancel culture and consequence culture are frequently invoked in contemporary public discourse but are often conflated. Both describe the social response to words or actions deemed offensive, unethical, or harmful. However, they differ in intent, process, … Continue reading →

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