by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 11, 2016 | Journal, Literary Projects
Indiana’s 200: The People Who Shaped the Hoosier State is a collection of biographical essays compiled by Linda C. Gugin and James E. St. Clair in honor of the Indiana Bicentennial. My essay is about Dr. Harvey Wiley (1844-1930), and can be found on page 376....
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 4, 2016 | History Author Show, Politics, World Views
You’ll never look at a game of table tennis the same way again! It’s not uncommon for sports to play an important role in the political arena, but Nicholas Griffin’s take on the game of ping pong impacting the Cold War is particularly unique. Have a...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 4, 2016 | Sketch Diary, THE WORD
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 29, 2016 | Politics, World Views
Americans were warned that not electing the 2012 Republican presidential candidate would have consequences, but probably didn’t expect the Donald Trump phenomenon to be one of them. Like begets like, but an extreme begets its opposite. Barack Obama was the anti-Bush,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 26, 2016 | History Author Show
Gold is that timeless symbol of wealth that never goes out of style. How and why did this element rise to dominate finance through the ages? Matthew Hart – who has also written about the history of diamonds – tells us about gold in this Friday’s...
