War Over Women: Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney, and what American women want

by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 20, 2012 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities

So, here’s my latest column in the Communities at The Washington Times… Rosen vs. Romney: The equality of homemakers and the relate-ability of presidential candidates Who really has a “dark ages” viewpoint of stay-at-home motherhood, and what...

Mean or Meaningful? Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, and the use of satire

by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 7, 2012 | Politics, Satire, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

This week I wrote an article titled “Satire and Sandra Fluke: Was Rush Limbaugh really wrong?”. It stirred up quite a discussion on an already hot topic. As a supplement to it, I wrote the following explanatory comment on satire at the suggestion of my...

Computer Problems, a history minidoc, Darwin Day, and Mary Pride talks Ron Paul

by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 21, 2012 | Journal, Luke Historians, Politics, The Washington Times Communities

For the last couple of weeks my laptop malfunctioned repeatedly, until it got to the point that my dad finally had to wipe the whole thing clean. The machine runs smoothly and feels bare and empty, as if the past four years never happened (thankfully I have important...

‘The anti-humanist celebration of the century…’

by Amanda Read Sheik | Nov 24, 2011 | Journal, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

  Alright, perhaps that’s not the header you remember seeing on my Thanksgiving column last year. But I made the juxtaposition for this post while the contrasting subjects are fresh on my mind – The Pilgrims (in 1621) and Voltaire (1694-1778)....

So, it’s autumn now…and Herman Cain visits Alabama

by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 30, 2011 | Appearances, Journal, Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

I haven’t blogged since the beginning of September (Note: I just updated the “Darwinocracy” post), so I have some catching up to do. The weather is chilly, the colors are changing, and there is a fire crackling in our fire place right now. On Friday...

Dissecting ‘Darwinocracy’ UPDATED – 10/30/2011

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...