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Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Download 130 Free Philosophy Courses: Tools for Thinking About Life, Death & Everything Between Open Culture - What is "Philosophy"? Yes, we know, the word comes from the Greek philosophia, which means "the love of wisdom." This rote etymological definition does little, I think, to enhance our understanding of the subject, though it may describe the motivation of many a student. Like certain diseases, maybe philosophy is a spectrum, a collection of loosely related behaviors. Maybe a better question would be, "what are all the symptoms of this thing we call philosophy?" The medical metaphor is timely. We live in an age when the discipline of philosophy, like many of the humanities, gets treated like a pathology, in universities and in the wider culture. See, for example, popular articles on whether science has rendered philo

Shared from Zite   President Obama's health care adviser Jonathan Gruber admitted that the Affordable Care Act might not be affordable while he was writing the bill with the White House. John Hames shared with you:   Obama adviser Gruber admitted ObamaCare might not be affordable Fox News - Obamacare consultant Jonathan Gruber (R) listens to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner during testimony before a U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform hearing on "Examining Obama Transparency Failures" in Washington December 9, 2014. Gruber apologized on Tuesday for his recent remarks about "the stupidity of the American voter," telling a congressional committee he did not think President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law was passed in a deceptive manner. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH) - RTR4HBJA

Dear Friend, On the seventh day of Christmas, the best thing you could give (or maybe receive!) is a reservation for a wonderful cabin on the National Review 2015 Alaska Summer Cruise .  I'm happy to announce that our all-star lineup of phenomenal conservative speakers for this forthcoming voyage has grown over the last week -- former New Hampshire Governor and Bush 41 Chief of Staff John Sununu will be with us, as will National Review Executive Editor and policy guru supreme Reihan Salam and NR Deputy Managing Editor Katherine Connell .   T hey join a sterling cast which includes supply-side champion Arthur Laffer , ace economists Stephen Moore and Kevin Hassett , former congresswoman Michele Bachmann , pollster Pat Caddell , National Affairs editor Yuval Levin , Townhall.com editor Katie Pavlich , top social commentators Naomi Schaefer Riley , James Lileks , and Andrew Klavan , military/security experts Pete Hegseth and John Hillen , leadi

Kim Jung Un Kim Jung Un had NO military experience whatsoever before Daddy made him a four-star general. This snot-nosed twerp had never accomplished anything in his life that would even come close to military leadership. He hadn't even so much as led a Cub Scout troop, coached a sports team, or commanded a military platoon. So he is made the "Beloved Leader" Of North Korea. Terrific!!! Oh crap! I'm sorry.   I just remembered that we did the same thing.       We took an arrogant phony community organizer, who had never worn a uniform, and made him Commander-in-Chief. A guy, who had never had a real job, worked on a budget, or led anything more than an ACORN demonstration, and we made him "Beloved Leader" of the United States. TWICE !!!   I'm sorry I brought this up . .. . Never mind.      

FILIBUSTERING PRESIDENT'S NOMINEES - What do Republicans Have at Stake http://oldguardaudio.libsyn.com/filibustering-presidents-nominees-what-do-republicans-have-at-stake Shared from Old Guard Audio on Flipboard, your personal magazine. Get it for free to keep up with the news you care about. John Hames Think green: Only print this e-mail and any attachment if necessary.

VIDEO Sheriff Clarke Says The Ones Who Actually Believe #BlackLivesMatter Are The Police Officers http://www.hoaxandchange.com/2014/12/video-sheriff-clarke-says-ones-who.html Shared from Hoax and Change on Flipboard, your personal magazine. Get it for free to keep up with the news you care about. John Hames Think green: Only print this e-mail and any attachment if necessary.

Fox News Reigns As Ratings King For 13th Straight Year, CNN Posts All-Time Lows http://dailycaller.com/2014/12/30/fox-news-reigns-as-ratings-king-for-13th-straight-year-cnn-posts-all-time-lows/ Shared from Fox News on Flipboard, your personal magazine. Get it for free to keep up with the news you care about. John Hames Think green: Only print this e-mail and any attachment if necessary.

Happy 2015? Newsweek hit piece smears Bible, Christians http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2014/12/30/happy-2015-newsweek-hit-piece-smears-bible-christians/ Shared from Fox News on Flipboard, your personal magazine. Get it for free to keep up with the news you care about. John Hames Think green: Only print this e-mail and any attachment if necessary.

Things you didn't know about the food at Walmart http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2014/12/30/things-didnt-know-about-food-at-walmart/ Shared from Fox News on Flipboard, your personal magazine. Get it for free to keep up with the news you care about. John Hames Think green: Only print this e-mail and any attachment if necessary.

Shared from Zite   John Hames shared with you:   Gun deaths for U.S. officers rose by 56 percent in 2014: report Reuters - (Reuters) - Gun related deaths of U.S. law enforcement officers rose by 56 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year, with about one-third of officers killed in an ambush, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund said on Tuesday. Available on the App Store . John Hames Think green: Only print this e-mail and any attachment if necessary.

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  Today on NRO VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: Years of trashing U.S. culture haven't bought American filmmakers immunity. Hollywood's Munich Moments . RICH LOWRY: North Korea joined the ''do not offend'' list and law students needed grief counseling. 2014: The Year of the Fainting Couch . DANIEL PIPES: In Sweden, Left and Right came together to marginalize popular concerns about immigration. Sweden to Opt for Suicide by Immigration? THOMAS SOWELL: Juries in Ferguson and elsewhere could not ignore facts -- unlike mobs and the media. When Facts Are Obsolete . SLIDESHOW: SR-71 Blackbird . Morning Jolt . . . with Jim Geraghty December 30, 2014 This is the last Jim-written Morning Jolt of 2014. I'll next haunt your e-mail box Friday, January 2. One Last Scandal for 2014 Who's having the worse week, Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh or House majority whip Steve Scalise? Scalise : H

Michael Grimm has reportedly decided to resign from Congress http://www.nydailynews.com/michael-grimm-reportedly-decided-resign-congress-article-1.2060152 Shared from Breaking News on Flipboard, your personal magazine. Get it for free to keep up with the news you care about. John Hames Listen to my podcast!! www.OldGuardAudio.com  

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Shared from Zite   The new Congress hasn't yet been sworn in, but President Obama already is warning he plans to use his veto pen to counter initiatives from the incoming Republican majority. John Hames shared with you:   Obama threatens to wield veto pen to counter GOP-led Congress Fox News - The new Congress hasn't yet been sworn in, but President Obama already is warning he plans to use his veto pen to counter initiatives from the incoming Republican majority. Obama, despite his near-constant friction with congressional Republicans the last few years, rarely has used the presidential veto -- in part because legislation he didn't like typically died in the Democrat-controlled Senate before reaching his desk.