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...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 24, 2010 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
The First Amendment commotion that appeared during the Widener Law School debate between Coons and O’Donnell was initiated by a bogus premise. Once again, the question of evolution was brought up in the race between the Senate candidates of Delaware, Chris Coons...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 26, 2010 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities
Christine O’Donnell began dominating headlines after she surprisingly cinched the Republican nomination in the Delaware senate race. Citizens nationwide are asking, “Who is Christine O’Donnell?” If you want to see a track record of the lady who is the...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 11, 2010 | The Washington Times Communities, World Views
A disturbing aspect of James J. Lee’s case is that his quest was logical according to respected — albeit false — premises. This month began with a scare at Discovery Channel headquarters in Silver Spring, Md. Armed with a gun and explosives,...
by Amanda Read Sheik | May 23, 2010 | World Views
A common atheistic argument against intelligent design is that we can’t fill gaps in our understanding of the natural world with a creator. In light of some silly traditions in pagan cultures such as thunder being the gods fighting or bowling, or winter being...