Values Voter Summit 2012
I'm returning as a featured tweeter for the Values Voter Summit 2012. Yes, I'll simply be commentating from my home in the hills of northeast Alabama (the internet is a wonder, isn't it?). Here is the schedule of events I should be commentating through (Eastern Time):...
Young & Conservative – The Documentary
Here's a little something I participated in with Alexander Thompson and Amanda Achtman in spare moments at Samford University, behind the scenes of America's First Principles of Freedom Seminar hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and Alabama Policy...
In Batman, the good guy and the rich guy are one and the same…
Is Mitt Romney...Batman? He does have that super hero jaw line... (Thanks to my sister Rachel for making the header.) UPDATE (07/19/2012): My appearance on Demetri Ravanos' show Morning Drive will be broadcast tomorrow morning on Talk Radio 850 WPTF in Raleigh,...
“By your words you will be justified…”
As a writer I have always taken Jesus Christ's admonition about words with exceptional seriousness: "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by...
Fun with lettuce, Noccalula, and parakeets – oh, and the Supreme Court meets Obamacare
So, I've been on summer break from college since mid-May. What do I have to show for it? Here is a glimpse of a few things I've been up to. The lettuce from the garden has been bountiful and delicious. By the months of July and August, however, most of the lettuce...
Memorial Day
27 Oct. 1944 Margie and Linda, I love you both with all my heart and I hope this Baby I've got in my arms helps me to make sure "I'll Be seeing you." Ross That was a letter from my great-grandfather Ross Bryan to my great-grandmother Marguerite and their...
War Over Women: Hilary Rosen, Ann Romney, and what American women want
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 does relate-ability...
Mean or Meaningful? Rush Limbaugh, Sandra Fluke, and the use of satire
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 friend Lindy...
Computer Problems, a history minidoc, Darwin Day, and Mary Pride talks Ron Paul
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...
ProLifeCon
The Family Research Council's ProLifeCon begins at 8:00 A.M. EST. Watch it livestream here! I'm a featured twitter commentator - @SincerelyAmanda. UPDATE: The stream does not seem to be working for my blog, so click the link below to watch it:...
‘The anti-humanist celebration of the century…’
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). I'm currently...
So, it’s autumn now…and Herman Cain visits Alabama
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 I attended a...
