Author: Real History Lisa

I walked into an elevator in downtown LA and was shocked to find a flatscreen panel showing headline news items and even giving viewer polls to people who are not in front of keyboards. I thought that was really weird. But maybe...

I just had to give Walter Pincus a piece of my mind today when I saw him pretending to lecture fellow journalists about courage. Here’s what I sent him: —- Dear Mr. Pincus, I laughed out loud today when I read your...

[Crossposted from the Real History Blog] Last night, through the Los Angeles Film Festival, I saw a documentary called Jonestown: the Life and Death of Peoples Temple, by Stanley Nelson. What started for some as a noble ideal of...

(Crossposted from the Real History Blog) In California, I’ve been working with the California Election Protection Network (CEPN), among other groups, in an effort to ensure our votes are counted accurately. Many people are...

I had a bizarre experience a couple of days ago, which I mentioned in a comment in another thread, but it’s still bothering me, because of the news this morning. I talked to an Iranian woman who was completely oblivious to...