by Amanda Read Sheik | May 29, 2015 | Appearances, Culture, Interviews, Journal
The following was interview was originally part of a Smart Girl Politics series in early 2013 and didn’t end up getting published. But some of the topics covered are still relevant today! Bethany Bowra will now be writing a daily column for Smart Girl Politics....
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 13, 2012 | Appearances, Politics, World Views
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...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Mar 12, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views
March 8th was International Women’s Day. In fact, this month marks the 100th anniversary of the international feminist celebration initiated by Clara Zetkin, a socialist German politician who took the last name of her Russian lover, eventually married a fellow...
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...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Oct 29, 2010 | Latitude 821, Luke Historians, Politics, World Views
“Women are the last line of defense.” – Fire From the Heartland film trailer The following is a letter to Christian conservative women on the subject of the Bible and women in state government. Dear Sisters in Christ, As I write on this chilly October morning,...
