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Lawrence O’Donnell unwittingly signals the End Times

by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 25, 2011 | Luke Historians, Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

What is newsworthy about Lawrence O’Donnell scoffing at “the end of the world”? Last week, Lawrence O’Donnell attempted to live up (or arguably down) to his Beck-bashing maestro predecessor Keith Olbermann by unleashing a litany about Bill O’Reilly,...

Moral imaginations, blood libel and the meaning of words

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 16, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

“What is government if words have no meaning?” Such was the question that Jared Loughner asked Representative Gabrielle Giffords at an event in 2007. Unsatisfied by Giffords’ response (or warranted lack thereof), Loughner targeted her with an apparently vengeful...

Nonsense: Politicizing the tragedy in Tucson

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 9, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

The atmosphere surrounding the Tea Party has been ruthlessly blamed. But assassination attempts and lone gunmen are not 21st century phenomena. What age-old train of thought did Jared Loughner actually express? Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) was greeting constituents...

Glenn Beck: Insane or Inspired?

by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 5, 2010 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

Glenn Beck has caught the attention of the American people because he has shattered a glass ceiling in mainstream media. “You’re a Jehoshaphat,” a pastor told Glenn Beck before the August 28, 2010 Restoring Honor rally that drew a crowd whose quantity climbed in the...

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