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Nicholas Griffin on ‘Ping Pong Diplomacy’

Nicholas Griffin on ‘Ping Pong Diplomacy’

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...
Why I Won’t Speak Against Trump In God’s Name

Why I Won’t Speak Against Trump In God’s Name

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,...
Humanity is endowed by the Creator, not computers. Freddy was not “humanized” by the post-production effects, he was simply portrayed to have a precocious taste for Doritos chips!

Humanity is endowed by the Creator, not computers. Freddy was not “humanized” by the post-production effects, he was simply portrayed to have a precocious taste for Doritos chips!

by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 9, 2016 | Culture, World Views

Read the rest of my Live Action News article here to learn about what NARAL overlooked in its low-blow rant against a Doritos Super Bowl commercial: http://liveactionnews.org/naral-missed-doritos-ultrasound-ad-features-filmmakers-preborn-son/
History in Five Friday: Andrew Kaufman on Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”

History in Five Friday: Andrew Kaufman on Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 22, 2016 | Dramatizing History, History Author Show, World Views

Tolstoy was a household name when I was growing up because my father’s master thesis at Cornell University centered on the insightful Russian author and his passion for education. There is much to learn about the former soldier and teacher whose writing...
A Time For Action: Empowering the Faithful to Reclaim America by Rafael Cruz

A Time For Action: Empowering the Faithful to Reclaim America by Rafael Cruz

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 14, 2016 | Book Reviews, Politics, Wit, World Views

“Where liberty dwells, there is my country,” Benjamin Franklin reportedly mused. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty,” Apostle Paul explained many centuries earlier. This pattern is the life story of Rafael Cruz and America...
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