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White Paper: Self-Snitching, Surveillance, and the Proliferation of Evidence: Consequences for Unsolved Crimes

Executive Summary The age of ubiquitous surveillance has created a paradox: even as the world becomes more recorded, transparent, and traceable, vast numbers of crimes remain unsolved. This white paper explores the phenomenon of self-snitching—the voluntary or inadvertent disclosure of … Continue reading

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White Paper: The Crisis of Artificial General Intelligence Across Fields of Knowledge

Executive Summary Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) represents not merely a new technological development but a profound epistemic and institutional crisis across nearly every field of knowledge. Unlike specialized AI systems, AGI threatens to collapse the boundaries between disciplines, redefine what … 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

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: Voting Rights Limitations for Non-Citizen Residents — A Comparative Legal Analysis

Executive Summary This white paper examines the general restrictions that nations impose on the voting rights of residents who hold foreign citizenship. While global migration and dual residency have created increasingly multicultural electorates, most sovereign states continue to reserve the … Continue reading

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The Sherman Antitrust Act and the Structure of American Sports

Executive Summary The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 was intended to prevent monopolization and promote competitive markets across the U.S. economy. Yet in the world of sports, the Act’s influence has been paradoxical—sometimes shaping leagues into more equitable and competitive … Continue reading

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White Paper: A Biblicist Critique of Calvinism’s TULIP and Its Arminian Counterpart in the Context of the Ten Commandments

Executive Summary This white paper examines the theological systems of Calvinism and Arminianism, particularly their classical formulations—TULIP and its Arminian counterpart—through the lens of biblical fidelity to the Ten Commandments. The aim is to assess whether these doctrines uphold or … Continue reading

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White Paper: Graven Images, Representation, and Reverence: A Biblicist Analysis of Art and Media under the Second Commandment

Abstract This white paper examines the commandment against graven images from a biblicist perspective, exploring the original Hebrew and Greek terms, their theological context, and their implications for the modern use of photography, sculpture, and visual media. It argues that … Continue reading

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White Paper: The Contrast Between Documentary Hypotheses About the Bible and the Named Sources of the Bible

Executive Summary This paper explores the profound contrast between modern documentary hypotheses—theories that propose the Pentateuch (and other biblical books) are composed of multiple, anonymous editorial layers—and the explicitly named sources and authorial attributions found within Scripture itself. The study … Continue reading

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White Paper: Paramilitary Forces of the Contemporary American Left: A Shadow Militancy in the Age of Polarization

Executive Summary The rise of paramilitary forces on the American political fringes has long been associated with right-wing extremism, from the Oath Keepers to the Proud Boys. Yet, a parallel development on the left has garnered less scrutiny: decentralized networks … Continue reading

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White Paper: A Typology of Factors Distinguishing Zero-Sum and Win-Win Endeavors

Executive Summary This paper develops a typology of structural, moral, and systemic factors that allow observers, policymakers, and organizations to distinguish between zero-sum and win-win endeavors. Whereas zero-sum frameworks assume that one party’s gain necessitates another’s loss, win-win systems seek … Continue reading

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