There are those who would declare taboo even the offering of a hypothesis of possible oedipal inclinations—quite harmless as a thought. The authors of the above paper then proceed to solemnly proclaim the non-existence of the oedipus, or even that an “assumed unconscious” could be a determinant of any import to present day behavior. I wonder that a brief speculation (presented as such in my paper on President Kennedy's assassination) should arouse such ire and indignation. Hypothesis is, after all, merely speculation which remains to be proven or disproven. Unfortunately, this is not possible without a live and willing subject. How can the Ansbachers and the Shivericks be so sure of the non-existence of a crucial oedipal conflict in Oswald if they never saw the man and a full case study in