by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 3, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
This post is an appendix to my Washington Times Communities article, Darwinocracy: The evolution question in American politics. Does Darwin rule the electorate? Why does a stigma surround those who are skeptical of Darwinism, and how should candidates respond? Ah, the...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 6, 2011 | Fair Hills Farm, Interviews, Journal, The Washington Times Communities
My break from college thus far has been quite interesting. In the midst of keeping myself plenty busy with writing projects, some surprises hatched along the way. On July 5th we put one of our Transylvania Naked Neck/Silkie cross hens in the clutch pen to set....
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 27, 2011 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
It has been quite awhile since I made a blog post categorized under the “Journal” label. In an effort to be professional and not fill the blogosphere with personalized, sentimental clutter that once characterized the silly blog posts of my teen years, I...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jul 6, 2011 | Latitude 821, Politics, World Views
But the catch lies in another hypothetical that revealed to me how clever Miss Scanlan really is. I pondered for a moment – if Thomas Paine or Thomas Jefferson were running against Barack Obama, which candidate would I vote for? Obama professes to be a Christian,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Jun 15, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
OHATCHEE, Al. June 15, 2011 — Last week, I happened to be running errands on a military post when the nearest TV displayed Fox News Channel announcing that Representative Anthony Weiner (D-NY) was about to make a statement concerning his rumored online affairs at any...
