by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 23, 2015 | Culture, Politics, Style
Political correctness is an exercise in punishing the literate for the sins of the illiterate. Those who are informed are able to acknowledge that while the farthingale (“hoop skirt”) style that frequented centuries gone by reflects an impracticality that...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 23, 2015 | Appearances, Dramatizing History, Politics
Today’s Angry History Show episode is about the burning of the White House during the War of 1812. I was privileged to play the voice of indomitable First Lady Dolley Madison. (I kept a tall mug of Throat Coat tea nearby to regain my voice as I recovered from an...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 11, 2014 | Reminiscences
A passion for protecting this country runs in my blood. Here is an archive of my articles on this subject (the lives of veterans and their families): Veterans Day and Family Forces – 11 years ago (November 11th, 2011), Communities at The Washington Times A...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 29, 2014 | Equestrianship, Fair Hills Farm, Journal, Politics, Style, World Views
Having a little fun the other day, doing a photo shoot with camera-savvy Abigail and patient black steed Jubilee. What better book to read in the countryside while bareback riding than Wilhelm Röpke’s A Humane Economy: The Social Framework of the Free...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 11, 2014 | Journal, Politics, Reminiscences, The Washington Times Communities
“…My childhood journal entry from September 11th, 2001 shows what a difference twenty-four hours can make: ‘When I awoke in the morning, it was true. The World Trade Center towers had been attacked by hijacked planes. The Pentagon had been attacked...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Aug 31, 2014 | Fair Hills Farm, Journal
When I was about four years of age, my family and I visited Gulf Shores, Alabama with relatives. I was at a stage of my life in which my fascination was switching from the science of human blood to horses. I decided I wanted a beautiful equine of my own, and I wanted...
