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Can withering public trust in government be traced back to the JFK assassination?

  • Written by Ryan Kellus Turner, Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice, St. Edward's University
imageWhat was lost, other than a life, on Nov. 22, 1963?AK Rockefeller, CC BY-SA

The recent release of the JFK files led to a surge of media coverage about the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath.

But it’s not like public interest has ever really abated. On any day of the week, visit Dealey Plaza, the downtown Dallas site of the assassination....

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