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White Paper: The Origins of Scotland Yard and Its Association with English Law Enforcement

Posted on September 25, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The name Scotland Yard is one of the most recognizable terms in global law enforcement, synonymous with policing in London and, more broadly, with British investigative authority. Yet its origins lie not in police work but in geography, … 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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But Is It Righteous Blood?

Posted on July 1, 2020 by nathanalbright

Over the past few weeks, I have noticed that a particular blog entry of mine from early in my writing has been very popular, that relating to the scripture in the law that refers to righteous blood calling out to … Continue reading →

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Bear Fruits Worthy Of Repentance

Posted on June 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

Luke 3:7-17 gives us a rather sound look at the advice given by John the Baptist to the crowds, reading:  “Then he said to the multitudes that came out to be baptized by him, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Controversies In Policing

Posted on June 4, 2020 by nathanalbright

Controversies In Policing, edited by Quint C. Thurman and Andrew Giacomazzi This book is the example of someone trying to toss a loaded grenade into a conversation and finding that it bounces back on themselves.  The authors here are under … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Zero Tolerance Policing

Posted on June 3, 2020 by nathanalbright

Zero Tolerance Policing, by Maurice Punch The problem with this book is that the author is not fond enough of zero tolerance policing to give it a fair hearing.  In fact, it appears to be that a consistent problem with … Continue reading →

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Don’t Feed The Dialectic

Posted on May 29, 2020 by nathanalbright

On December 4, 2014, a man named Eric Garner was put into a chokehold by an NYPD officer, and his dying gasps saying that he couldn’t breathe were videotaped by a bystander and provoked a great deal of unrest related … Continue reading →

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Harden The Target

Posted on August 5, 2019 by nathanalbright

Whenever there are mass shootings or some other kind of related act of violence in the United States, there is on the side of leftists a hue and cry for tougher gun control laws.  While such appeals tend to fall … Continue reading →

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All The Little Connections

Posted on March 31, 2019 by nathanalbright

It does appear as if the human mind is hard-wired to make connections, but given the way that memories are made and habits are formed through the building of neurons and paths between them, it would make perfect sense that … Continue reading →

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Microaggressions And The Problem Of Proving Oneself Safe

Posted on December 8, 2018 by nathanalbright

As is often the case, those who have a leftist political worldview and label themselves progressives generally get almost everything wrong.  Be that as it may, they often present at least interesting problems to solve that demonstrate the basic symmetry … Continue reading →

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