(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Kinsley writes:

I hope that's not true. Reagan was a nice enough man — but a terrible president. I know, I know, you're not supposed to say this. Even political opponents are supposed to recognize and applaud his sunny disposition, his death grip on various bromides, his mystical connection with the voters, the wisdom in his simple view of a complicated world and so on. I am unpersuaded.

He goes on to pick apart what exactly about the Time piece left him unconvinced.

The release of Time's article has impeccable timing. Celebrations have begun to commemorate what would have been Reagan's 100th birthday.

Kinsley was fired from Time magazine in 2009.

Read Kinsley's full column here. Take a look at the Time piece here.