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White Paper: The Connection Between Sports, Gambling, and Organized Crime—and Its Impact on the Legitimacy of Sport

Posted on October 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Sports deliver civic rituals of fairness and merit. Gambling delivers liquidity, attention, and revenue. Organized crime exploits the seam between them—where information asymmetries, weak controls, and cross-border payments create opportunities to fix contests, launder money, and intimidate participants. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 28, 2025 by nathanalbright

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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What Radio Genres Make the Most Sense to Launch (or Re-tool) in Today’s U.S. Music Market: A practical white paper for operators, programmers, and investors

Posted on October 27, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Despite constant “radio is dead” headlines, broadcast radio still commands the majority of ad-supported audio time in the U.S.—about two-thirds of the ad-supported universe as of Q1 2025—with podcasts and free streaming making up most of the balance. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

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: Establishing Middle Eastern Extension Campuses to Revitalize International Enrollment

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

I. Problem Statement The university has experienced a significant decline in Middle Eastern student enrollment. Factors may include: Increased regional investment in domestic universities. Travel restrictions, visa uncertainty, and geopolitical risk. Cultural or religious hesitations about studying abroad. Economic pressures … Continue reading →

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White Paper: “Fake Elons” on X: Reputational Harm and a Platform Action Plan

Posted on October 24, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Impersonation of Elon Musk on X (“fake Elons”) erodes user trust, confuses markets and media, and increases consumer fraud exposure. This paper (1) maps the harm pathways, (2) surveys the evidence, and (3) lays out a concrete, metrics-driven … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Policing the Policers: The Importance and Difficulties of Preventing Conflicts of Interest in Oversight Institutions

Posted on October 22, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Policing institutions—whether law enforcement agencies, internal compliance divisions, auditing offices, or regulatory bodies—are designed to uphold standards, investigate wrongdoing, and ensure accountability. Yet these same bodies are inherently vulnerable to conflicts of interest, particularly when their effectiveness depends … Continue reading →

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White Paper: Investigating the Location of Akkad and Other Lost Historical Cities

Posted on October 21, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The ancient city of Akkad—capital of the Akkadian Empire founded by Sargon of Akkad (ca. 2334–2279 BCE)—remains one of the most tantalizing unsolved mysteries in Near Eastern archaeology. Despite centuries of research, Akkad’s precise location remains unknown. This … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Metrics of Thought Leadership — Output, Reach, and Influence

Posted on October 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary The concept of thought leadership has evolved from the traditional domain of academia and industry to encompass media personalities, independent creators, and influencers. This paper examines the definitional boundaries of thought leadership, quantifiable and qualitative measures of output … Continue reading →

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White Paper: The Politics of Time—Academic Dating Conventions, Religious Alienation, and Identity Commitments in Chronological Systems

Posted on October 20, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary This paper examines the widespread academic adoption of the terms “CE (Common Era)” and “BCE (Before Common Era)” in place of the traditional “AD (Anno Domini, ‘in the year of our Lord’)” and “BC (Before Christ)”. It analyzes … Continue reading →

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