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 | 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 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/
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...
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...