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White Paper: Bridging the Distance: Transportation Challenges and Policy Solutions for Firms with Disconnected Domestic and International Campuses

Posted on December 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Organizations with geographically dispersed campuses—whether domestic branch sites or international partner institutions—encounter persistent transportation challenges that influence operational efficiency, talent mobility, cost structures, institutional culture, and executive engagement. These challenges are compounded when firms must coordinate with business … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Boundary-Setting Doctrine: Why Fundamental Beliefs and Creeds Often Emphasize Distinctions Rather Than Core Importance

Posted on December 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Across religious history, formal statements of belief—creeds, confessions, catechisms, and fundamental belief lists—rarely represent a full hierarchy of what a community considers most essential for salvation, moral transformation, or covenant faithfulness. Instead, these documents tend to emphasize points … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Governance Capabilities of the STC and Prospects for Diplomatic Recognition

Posted on December 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

1. Introduction Since 2017, the Southern Transitional Council (STC) has evolved from a protest movement channeling southern grievances into a de facto governing authority across much of southern Yemen, especially Aden and surrounding governorates. In December 2025 it moved rapidly … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Determinants of High School Sports Classification Systems and Mobility Among Competitive Levels

Posted on December 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary State high-school athletic systems divide schools into competitive “levels” or “classes” (e.g., 1A–6A) to promote fairness, competitive balance, safety, and program sustainability. While the appearance of uniformity masks considerable diversity across states, common underlying drivers shape how many … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Betting on Beliefs: Ethical Concerns Around Kalshi-Style Prediction Markets

Posted on December 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Platforms like Kalshi, federally regulated exchanges that let users trade “event contracts” on real-world outcomes, have moved prediction markets from a niche academic tool into the mainstream of finance, media, and gambling. Kalshi is licensed by the U.S. … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Male vs. Female Lyrics in Toto’s “Georgy Porgy” and Their Relationship to the Nursery Rhyme

Posted on December 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

1. Overview and Research Question Toto’s 1978 song “Georgy Porgy” is built around a striking contrast: Male lead vocal (Steve Lukather): introspective, guilty, lovesick first-person verses. Female vocal (Cheryl Lynn): a looping, almost accusatory nursery-rhyme hook (“Georgy Porgy, pudding and … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Samuel Ryan Curtis as a Political and Military General in the American Civil War

Posted on December 18, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Samuel Ryan Curtis (1805–1866) was one of the most unusual Union generals of the Civil War: an engineer, a West Point graduate, a three-term Congressman, a military administrator, and the victor of the strategically important Battle of Pea … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Infantas as Brides in European Royal Diplomacy—and Whether the Alliances Held

Posted on December 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary From the late medieval period through the 18th century, the daughters of Iberian monarchs—infantas of Spain (and similarly in Portugal)—were among Europe’s most valuable diplomatic assets. Their marriages were not primarily “romantic unions,” but instruments designed to (1) … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Mothers of the Kings of Judah: A Biblicist Examination of Maternal Backgrounds, Status, and Theological Significance

Posted on December 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The biblical record of the kings of Judah is unique among ancient Near Eastern royal annals in its consistent naming of the king’s mother (Hebrew: ’ēm hammélek). Far from being incidental genealogical detail, this pattern signals theological, moral, … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Darfur: A Social and Political History from Regional Polity to Humanitarian Catastrophe

Posted on December 15, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Darfur, a region in western Sudan roughly the size of France, has a long and complex social and political history that predates colonial boundaries and modern nation-states. Far from being an inherently violent or stateless zone, Darfur was … Continue reading →

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