Tag Archives: strategy

White Paper: Situations in Life Where Gambler’s Ruin Threatens Success—and Why

Posted on November 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Gambler’s ruin is a concept from probability theory describing how a participant in a series of risky, repeated events can be inevitably bankrupted—even when the odds of each individual event seem favorable—if losses cannot be absorbed and the … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Failure of “Love and Truth” as a Strategy, and the Challenges of Defining and Modeling Them for Church Leadership

Posted on November 19, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Church leaders frequently appeal to “love” and “truth” as the core of Christian identity and ministry strategy. Yet in many ecclesial contexts, “love and truth” has functioned less as a strategic framework and more as an empty slogan—leading … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Strategic Role of Catering in Hotel Profitability

Posted on November 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Catering operations are among the most strategically significant and profitable aspects of hotel management. While room occupancy rates fluctuate seasonally and are highly sensitive to external factors such as travel demand, catering provides a consistent and often higher-margin … 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: Framing the Pitch: The Hidden Costs of Modern Catching

Posted on September 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Abstract Pitch framing has become one of the most studied and valued defensive skills for catchers in contemporary baseball, particularly in the era of pitch-tracking analytics. However, the emphasis on “stealing” strikes by subtly manipulating glove position has created unintended … Continue reading →

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McAfee, Or, How Not To Advertise Your Anti-Virus System

Posted on August 9, 2023 by nathanalbright

I might have been willing to let this commercial slide from my critical commentary, but unfortunately they show up on a near-daily basis as a YouTube commercial that I have to click my way through, and so it is something … Continue reading →

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On The Enduring Memory Of Russian Looting During Wartime

Posted on April 27, 2022 by nathanalbright

Yesterday evening at dinner, I started reading a book loaned to me by a friend of mine, and very early on the book I was struck by something that could have been written by a contemporary Ukranian citizen, that was … Continue reading →

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Short Library Book Reviews: Part Eight

Posted on September 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Civil Wars: A History In Ideas, by David Armitage This is not a bad book, but it is a frustrating book. The content of the book and its topic matter is certainly interesting enough, in that the author seeks to … Continue reading →

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Audiobook Review: Tried By Fire

Posted on May 20, 2021 by nathanalbright

Tried By Fire: Abraham Lincoln As Commander In Chief, by James McPherson Given that there are at least a good 14,000 books that have been written about Abraham Lincoln, it is nonetheless remarkable that his role as commander and chief … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Dynamic Decision Making In Chess

Posted on May 19, 2021 by nathanalbright

Dynamic Decision Making In Chess, by Boris Gelfand One of the notable aspects of being a high-ranking chess player is always being able to revise one’s chess history. I once received some criticism for publishing my college essays, it being … Continue reading →

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