Author: Real History Lisa

[Crossposted from my Real History blog] As the President stepped up to the podium, members of Congress marched on the podium chanting “ballot by ballot”, and calling the President a “traitor to...

I was surprised and pleased to read this in the Washington Post today. The editorial is signed by Corp. P. X. Kelley, a retired general, a former commandant of the Marines, and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under...

I was astonished to hear in the President’s address this morning his claim that America is safer now than before 9/11. As the Associated Press reported, “This country is safer than it was prior to 9-11,” Bush...

I’ve been reading a lot of late about the end of oil, and what will come next. No sector is more affected by this than transportation. From all I can discern, it’s clear there are significant shortcomings for every...

[Crosspost from the Real History Blog] I see America melting like a clock in a Dali painting. She slumps from justice to injustice, from a noble beginning to a wicked ending, slithering over naked bodies of formerly hooded and...