David Talbot is the founder of Salon. He is the author of the New York Times Bestseller, "Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years," which will be released next week in paperback by Free Press.

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Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008 10:38 PDT

The Palins' un-American activities

Imagine if the Obamas had hooked up with a violently anti-American group in league with the government of Iran.
Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008 04:01 PDT

Mean girl

Sarah Palin has a way of using "old boys" -- then dumping them when they become inconvenient.
Friday, Sep 19, 2008 04:30 PDT

Sarah Palin's dead lake

By promoting runaway development in her hometown, say locals, Palin has "fouled her own nest" -- and that goes for the lake where she lives.
Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008 05:02 PDT

Sarah Palin's wasteful ways

She poses as a fiscal watchdog, but when Palin was mayor, she grabbed city funds to give her office a pricey "bordello" makeover.
Monday, Sep 15, 2008 19:22 PDT

The pastor who clashed with Palin

Baptist minister Howard Bess, who wrote a book Palin wanted banned and who fought her on abortion and gay rights, says the country should fear her election.
Friday, Sep 12, 2008 07:40 PDT

"I fear for my country"

Former Gov. Tony Knowles and other Alaska Democrats warn not to underestimate Sarah Palin's political skills -- or how unsuited she is for the vice presidency.
Wednesday, Sep 10, 2008 03:51 PDT

Freedom fighter

Alaskan Independence Party chairwoman Lynette Clark talks about why she doesn't identify herself as an American, and about her kindred spirit Sarah Palin.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008 03:28 PDT

Obama/Kennedy vs. McCain/Goldwater

This year's presidential contest is shaping up as the 1964 campaign that never happened
Sunday, Jun 24, 2007 17:47 PDT

It's about Time

The media reevalutes JFK.
Sunday, Jun 24, 2007 17:02 PDT

The CIA reveals its family jewels

But the agency is still up to its old tricks -- including spreading lies about the Kennedys.
Monday, May 28, 2007 05:00 PDT

Chris Matthews gets it wrong -- again

From the Kennedy assassination to the Clinton impeachment to the Bush war, the Washington media elite has been consistently boneheaded.
Thursday, May 24, 2007 13:10 PDT

For more information

If you're looking for sane and intelligent online oases to explore the JFK case, check out these two sites.
Thursday, May 17, 2007 17:15 PDT

Bugliosi vs. "Brothers"

The attorney's massive new tome gets Bobby Kennedy wrong.
Thursday, May 17, 2007 16:10 PDT

Vincent Bugliosi vs. Brothers

The attorney's massive new book gets Bobby Kennedy wrong.
Monday, May 14, 2007 12:42 PDT

People's choice

Vox populi is music to my hears.
Monday, May 14, 2007 11:35 PDT

History according to Vanity Fair

Ted Sorensen -- and Bruce Willis -- set the record straight on JFK.
Monday, May 14, 2007 05:13 PDT

The wisdom of Ted Sorensen -- and Bruce Willis

The Kennedy speechwriter, and the Republican star, set the record straight in Vanity Fair.
Thursday, May 3, 2007 09:14 PDT

Rome on the Potomac

Real-life Washington could be just as sinister and treacherous as the HBO series set in the ancient imperial capital.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 13:51 PDT

The Kennedy legacy vs. the Bush legacy

Cuba could easily have become the Iraq of its day. But fortunately JFK was no George W.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 13:00 PDT

Still searching for JFK

When presidential candidates posture as the new JFK, do they realize he was more a dove than a hawk?
Wednesday, May 2, 2007 05:01 PDT

"Brothers"

The exclusive story of Robert F. Kennedy's secret search for the truth about John F. Kennedy's assassination. From the new book by Salon's founder and former editor in chief.
Thursday, Dec 1, 2005 04:04 PST

Case closed?

A new book about the JFK assassination claims to finally solve the mystery.
Thursday, Dec 1, 2005 03:02 PST

The top five books on the Kennedy assassination

An expert's guide through the perplexing thicket of JFK assassination books.
Tuesday, Sep 27, 2005 13:42 PDT

Fear and loathing in Camelot

In a stunning memoir, JFK's nephew Christopher Kennedy Lawford reveals the darker side of the Kennedy clan -- and bravely attempts to liberate his family from its crushing legacy
Monday, Feb 14, 2005 17:29 PST

Hail and farewell

A message from David Talbot.
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