An American Gangster at 100: J. Edgar Hoover's Authoritarian Legacy
Hoover’s reign at the FBI compromised American civil liberties and turned the FBI into America's secret police.
John F. Kennedy
Luck of the Irish
Plus: Canada's descent into madness, California's soft bigotry of low expectations, and more...
It's Way Past Time To Release the Rest of the JFK Assassination Files
Joe Biden just declassified another batch, but the government is still keeping some under wraps.
American Elections Are a Mess, and They Always Have Been
The long, weird history of partisan electoral shenanigans
The Sordid History of the Fairness Doctrine
It was terrible for free speech on the radio dial. We shouldn't inflict it on the internet too.
Trump Withholds JFK Files, Again
Historians will have to wait another three years, and maybe longer, before they can get their hands on the rest of the government's assassination documents.
Don't Let President Trump Distract You with Stormy Daniels
The porn star headlined 60 Minutes last night. That won't end his presidency, or Washington's awfulness.
For Heaven's Sake, Just Release the Rest of the JFK Files
Is Donald Trump really too weak to do this?
Listen to Jesse Walker Talk About the JFK Files on SiriusXM Insight at 2 pm ET
Matt Welch interviews our resident conspiracist, plus Liz Mair on Jeff Flake and Nancy Rommelmann on "shitty media men," on Channel 121.
The Vietnam War Is the Key to Understanding Today's America: Q&A with Filmmakers Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Their 18-hour miniseries looks at one of the most divisive, painful, and poorly understood episodes in American history.
The Conspiracy to Silence a JFK Assassination Theorist
Robert Groden was ticketed 82 times and arrested twice because the city of Dallas wanted him off the streets.
Bill O'Reilly: The Kennedy Conspiracy Years
Friday A/V Club: Young Bill O'Reilly on the trail of the Umbrella Man
Bribe Bully Beg Borrow Steal
Is Donald Trump a crony capitalist? Or is he something worse?
A New Look at the Kennedy-Reagan Growth Recipe
JFK and the Reagan Revolution argues that America can return to prosperity by looking to the Kennedy-Reagan model of income tax cuts and a strong, stable dollar.
Watch: Donald Trump Brings Up Ted Cruz's Dad and Lee Harvey Oswald, Says He Doesn't Want Ted Cruz's Endorsement
More than 100 days left until the election.
Donald Trump Accuses Ted Cruz's Dad of Hanging Out with Lee Harvey Oswald
"You know, his father was with Lee Harvey Oswald prior to Oswald's being, uh, you know, shot."
Stephen King's Baby Boomer Time Travel Fantasy Comes to Hulu
Watch 11.22.63 for the thrilling plot, not for the idiotic politics.
The Fuzzy Politics of Religion: When Is It OK to Judge Candidates for Their Faith?
As Ben Carson rises in the polls, the quadrennial question is being posed again.
Move Over, Oswald: Salon Says Tea Party Types Killed Kennedy
Wasn't Kennedy murdered by a self-described Marxist?
New Poll Shows a Striking Drop in Popularity for JFK Conspiracy Theories
For the first time since the '60s, conspiracy believers can't even muster a plurality.
Photo Engineer Who Analyzed Zapruder Film No Fan of Conspiracy Theories About Footage of JFK Assassination
Analyzed the film for authenticity in the 90s, Says the CIA shouldn't have made it top secret, fueling theories
John F. Kennedy Set a Benchmark for Overambitious Government
JFK and LBJ set out to prove how much the U.S. government could accomplish. They ended up proving how little extravagance can buy.
Obamas, Clintons Lay Wreath at JFK's Grave
It's the 50th anniversary of his assassination. You may have heard about it.
The Persistent—But Fading—Appeal of JFK Conspiracy Stories
Explaining two trends in public opinion
Obamas, Clintons to Lay Wreath at JFK's Grave
To memorialize 50th anniversary of assassination
61 Percent of Americans Believe JFK's Assassination Was Product of a Conspiracy
Lowest in almost 50 years
The Baby Boomers' JFK Fixation
Camelot nostalgia and assassination obsession as a form of generational arrogance.
John Kerry, Kennedy Assassination Theorist
The secretary of state suspects a conspiracy killed the president.
How Many Americans Believe a Conspiracy Killed JFK?
How about Bobby Kennedy? Martin Luther King? Vince Foster?
John F. Kennedy Was No National Treasure
He was lawless, reckless, and anything but a national treasure
Historians: Power of Primaries One of Kennedy's Greatest Legacies
1960 White House bid changed things
