Some would say that the American decline began sixty years ago today. And some would be correct in saying that. It has been a steady downhill slog since the Kennedy assassination and, each year on this day, I can't help but wonder how things would be different if JFK had survived.
It's all just a thought experiment, of course. What if Booth had been stopped? What if Hitler had never opened up an eastern front? What if Hinckley had killed Reagan instead of just wounding him? We could play these games all day.
Regarding JFK, I wasn't yet born when he was killed. However, I...