in 133 Arguments is, as its title suggests, a collection of 133 different essays, which were originally published in The Stone, an online Opinion report of The New York times, which has been running since 2010. The essays themselves are written by 'contemporary philosophers and thinkers on issues both timely and timeless' (p. xv). While most of the authors contribute just one article, there are a few authors who contribute multiple essays-with each essay being about four to five pages in length. The essays themselves are organized into four sections: Philosophy; Science; Religion and Morals; and Society. Each section divides into further subsections. In what follows, I will give a very brief account of each of these four sections, as well as mention some personal highlights. The book'sContinue Reading http://tinyurl.com/jj48pgc

12-12-16 ~ GREETINGS FROM THE NAHOLOWA’A OHANA
On Thursday, December 8, Bert Allen “B.A.” Naholowa’a suffered a heart attack. He was outside of the gas station near the Prairie Knights Casino. He was there doing maintenance on his RV. He’d been in the area since roughly November 26th serving as a volunteer medic to water protectors at Oceti Sakowin Camp.

B.A. received first aid, and an ambulance was called to assist him. He was taken to Fort Yates Hospital. He did not recover and passed away that day.

B.A. was Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian), American Irish, and American Chinese. B.A. was a second generation Air Force veteran. B.A. resided in Arizona. He is survived by 4 children, their mother and their partners, 8 grandchildren, 3 sisters and a large