In the best tradition of KennedysAndKing, reader Wayne Stewart read Charlotte Alter’s Time Magazine article and saw the corresponding TV spot. He replied to her with a letter, which we publish here. We hope it inspires others to do the same.

Jim DiEugenio continues his thorough exposition of John F. Kennedy’s foreign policy in this article by focusing on Egypt’s Abdel Nasser, Israel’s Ben Gurion, and the Middle East, where Kennedy wanted to appeal to forces he considered moderate, in hope of spreading the elements of moderation—republics, socialism, free education—throughout the Middle East.

David Mantik reviews Fred Litwin’s I was a Teenage JFK Conspiracy Freak by examining 44 different claims from the book and refuting each one using readily available evidence that Litwin appears to be completely unaware of.

In light of the recent presidential election and the upcoming inauguration of a new president, Mark Adamczyk revisits his earlier work on the mandated final release of JFK assassination records under the JFK Records Collections Act of 1992 and proposes a path forward to enforcing the dictates of this law.

Jim DiEugenio reviews Vincent Bevins new book The Jakarta Method by demonstrating how he fitted the facts to a pre-conceived narrative rather than fairly considering the actual facts regarding the development of the Cold War and JFK’s foreign policy.

Historian Steven Gillon blames the existence of QAnon on Warren Commission critic Mark Lane in a piece commemorating the 57th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination and Jim DiEugenio sets the record straight by tracing the true source of right-wing conspiracy culture.