Author: Real History Lisa

[Crossposted from my Real History Blog] UPDATE: I had neglected a few paragraphs in Willis’s story. I have fixed that! It was worth including the full episode. I want to take a moment to be grateful. I have a lot to be...

[Crossposted at the Real History Blog] What do you think keeps Rumsfeld up at night? The war in Iraq? Heck no. The calls for him to resign? Not a chance. Here’s what keeps Rumsfeld up at night:”Today we’re...

Yesterday, Bush signed into the law the Military Commissions Act of 2006, which effectively put a dagger in the heart of one of our most treasured rights: the right of habeus corpus. What is habeas corpus and why should we care?...

Bob Fitrakis recently spoke at an event here in Los Angeles, and told us what he thought THE most important race in the nation was this November. Not a Senate seat. Not a Congressional seat. He was talking about the race for...

[Crossposted from my Real History Blog] From ABC News: Florida Rep. Mark Foley’s resignation came just hours after ABC News questioned the congressman about a series of sexually explicit instant messages involving...