http://dir.salon.com/topics/david_talbot/?source=rss&aim=david_talbot en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/10/07/palins_unamerican/index.html?source=rss Imagine if the Obamas had hooked up with a violently anti-American group in league with the government of Iran. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/23/palin/index.html?source=rss Sarah Palin has a way of using "old boys" -- then dumping them when they become inconvenient. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/19/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/19/palin/index.html?source=rss By promoting runaway development in her hometown, say locals, Palin has "fouled her own nest" -- and that goes for the lake where she lives. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/17/palin_mayor/index.html?source=rss She poses as a fiscal watchdog, but when Palin was mayor, she grabbed city funds to give her office a pricey "bordello" makeover. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/bess/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/15/bess/index.html?source=rss 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. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/12/palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/12/palin/index.html?source=rss 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. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/10/alaska_secession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/09/10/alaska_secession/index.html?source=rss Alaskan Independence Party chairwoman Lynette Clark talks about why she doesn't identify herself as an American, and about her kindred spirit Sarah Palin. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/21/obama_jfk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/05/21/obama_jfk/index.html?source=rss This year's presidential contest is shaping up as the 1964 campaign that never happened By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/06/24/time_magazine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/06/24/time_magazine/index.html?source=rss The media reevalutes JFK. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/06/24/family_jewels/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/06/24/family_jewels/index.html?source=rss But the agency is still up to its old tricks -- including spreading lies about the Kennedys. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/28/chrismatthews/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/28/chrismatthews/index.html?source=rss From the Kennedy assassination to the Clinton impeachment to the Bush war, the Washington media elite has been consistently boneheaded. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/24/jfkwebsites/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/24/jfkwebsites/index.html?source=rss If you're looking for sane and intelligent online oases to explore the JFK case, check out these two sites. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/17/bugliosibook/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/17/bugliosibook/index.html?source=rss The attorney's massive new tome gets Bobby Kennedy wrong. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/2007/05/17/bugliosi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/2007/05/17/bugliosi/index.html?source=rss The attorney's massive new book gets Bobby Kennedy wrong. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/14/peoplemagazine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/14/peoplemagazine/index.html?source=rss Vox populi is music to my hears. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/14/vanityfair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/14/vanityfair/index.html?source=rss Ted Sorensen -- and Bruce Willis -- set the record straight on JFK. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/about/2007/05/14/vanityfair/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/about/2007/05/14/vanityfair/index.html?source=rss The Kennedy speechwriter, and the Republican star, set the record straight in Vanity Fair. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/03/rome/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/03/rome/index.html?source=rss Real-life Washington could be just as sinister and treacherous as the HBO series set in the ancient imperial capital. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/02/kennedy_bush/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/02/kennedy_bush/index.html?source=rss Cuba could easily have become the Iraq of its day. But fortunately JFK was no George W. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/02/brothers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/authors/talbot/2007/05/02/brothers/index.html?source=rss When presidential candidates posture as the new JFK, do they realize he was more a dove than a hawk? By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/05/02/brothers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2007/05/02/brothers/index.html?source=rss 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. By Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/07/response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/07/response/index.html?source=rss The authors respond to David Talbot's review of "Ultimate Sacrifice." By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/01/review/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/01/review/index.html?source=rss A new book about the JFK assassination claims to finally solve the mystery. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/01/top_books/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2005/12/01/top_books/index.html?source=rss An expert's guide through the perplexing thicket of JFK assassination books. By David Talbot Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/09/27/lawford/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/09/27/lawford/index.html?source=rss 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