opinionALTERNATE HISTORIESHow RFK Could Have Become PresidentWe tend to think that it was only Sirhan Sirhan who kept RFK out of the White House. In fact, Hubert Humphrey was the front-runner. But Bobby could have won if…Jeff Greenfield
opinionRIP, 1931-2018The Kennedy-LBJ Speechwriter Who Changed the ’60sFor Jack, Bobby, and Lyndon, he wrote some of the most eloquent words they ever spoke and was one of the most important figures of his year.Jeff Greenfield
opinionTWO CENTSHow to Make the MLB All-Star Game Great AgainIn 1976, the game drew 36.5 million viewers. Last year (with America’s population 100 million greater than in 1976) the game drew 8.7 million. There’s one big reason why.Jeff Greenfield
TRICKSWhat Game Six of the ’86 World Series Taught Me About Russia“I swear that game was at Fenway!” “And I know for a fact Mookie scored the winning run!” Lessons for us all about memory and jumping to conclusions.Jeff Greenfield
If Athletes Can Cash In, Why Not Us Journalists?Next season, NBA players will be wearing corporate logos on their jerseys. Impure? Uh, that horse left the barn a while ago. In fact, this gives me an idea…Jeff Greenfield
Warmer Days AheadKeeping a Spring Training Promise“It’s completely changed,” says Cleveland Manager Terry Francona, who remember the way it was when his father Tito played.Jeff Greenfield
opinionYIKESWho Will Ever Tell Trump No?LBJ’s SecDef manned up and told him Vietnam wasn’t winnable. He actually changed course. Could we picture a) anyone telling Trump a grim truth, and b) him listening?Jeff Greenfield
The People’s ChoiceForget the Faithless-Elector FantasyThe idea of depriving Donald Trump of his majority when the electors meet next week is entertaining, but it bears no relation to political reality.Jeff Greenfield
Worser and WorserIt’ll Get Worse After the ElectionIf you think it’s bad now, wait until January. We’ll be standing at the San Andreas fault line of dysfunction.Jeff Greenfield
242?The Myth of a Democratic Electoral LockIt wasn’t so long ago that Republicans though they had much of the country stitched up. Then a Clinton came along and that changed, fast.Jeff Greenfield
