J.F.K. Blown Away

Time Magazine is devoting its new issue to remembering John F. Kennedy. Since they apparently didn't need a couple of pages for late-breaking Paris Hilton news, they stuck in a brief debate about whether there was a conspiracy in the death of their cover boy. Given the gravity of the topic, it's an appallingly brief exchange but the "no" argument, penned by Vince Bugliosi, makes some pretty solid points. The "yes" argument, which is by David Talbot, is quite weak, putting its focus not on whether there was a conspiracy but on whether Bobby Kennedy believed there was one. Which is not the same thing.

Thanks to Michael Kelley for letting me know about this.