Traditionally, marriage is one arena where states have all but plenary power; it took until 1967 for the Supreme Court to tell… — Jeff Greenfield Arena Copy Share Image
So you wake up this morning and find you're president of the United States. Pretty cool, no? Helicopters and a 747 at… — Jeff Greenfield Any Copy Share Image
Something about her eyes or voice has always suggested the hint of a free spirit, trapped in a Peck and Peck cage,… — Jeff Greenfield Cages Copy Share Image
I grew up in New York City, where we played highly unorganized sports: stick ball, stoop ball, and the occasional game of… — Jeff Greenfield Adults Copy Share Image
When Al Gore picked Joe Lieberman, it was a clear declaration of independence from President Clinton; no Democrat had been more critical… — Jeff Greenfield Al Copy Share Image
For millions, Roger Ebert will be remembered as a writer and television personality who brought a sense of passion and excellence to… — Jeff Greenfield Crafts Copy Share Image
Remember, the first presidential candidate to reject public financing for both the primary and general election was... Barack Obama, in 2008. He… — Jeff Greenfield Barack Copy Share Image
A citizen at his home in Rockford, Illinois, or Boulder, Colorado, could read a newspaper, listen to a radio, or watch the… — Jeff Greenfield 1960s Copy Share Image
By every measure, John Kennedy's sex life was compulsive and reckless. At one level, it had clear public consequences. Knowledge of Kennedy's… — Jeff Greenfield Assassination Copy Share Image
If Obama's vision of the public sector is socialism, then so too were the visions of Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman,… — Jeff Greenfield Dreams Copy Share Image
When the blood of thousands of Americans is shed, the impact lingers. For a generation after the Civil War, the Republican injunction… — Jeff Greenfield After Copy Share Image
The niftiest turn of phrase, the most elegant flight of rhetorical fancy, isn't worth beans next to a clear thought clearly expressed. — Jeff Greenfield Beans Copy Share Image
Somebody is going to have to do fancy footwork to make sure Elizabeth and John Edwards get their prime-time shot . — Jeff Greenfield Fancy Copy Share Image
I got into writing and thinking about politics because I was told there would be no math. — Jeff Greenfield Math Copy Share Image
One of the litmus tests for judicial conservatism is the idea of judicial restraint - that courts should give substantial deference to… — Jeff Greenfield Avoid Copy Share Image
It strikes me as a sound, honest statement for a prospective voter to say: 'Look, I haven't given this election a minute's… — Jeff Greenfield Actually Copy Share Image
F.D.R. had to deal with Southern segregationists - and outright racists - who held power in Congress, so he had to yield… — Jeff Greenfield Congress Copy Share Image
There is no such thing as political science, but there are tenancies so strong that they might as well be called laws… — Jeff Greenfield Law Copy Share Image
Conservatives may worship Adam Smith's 'invisible hand,' but for Obama, the helping hand comes in large measure from the public, not the… — Jeff Greenfield Adam Copy Share Image
Protestations of indifference to higher office are hard to take seriously when the 'non-candidate' is busily engaged in testing the waters. — Jeff Greenfield Engaged Copy Share Image
In early 1961 a new president, John F. Kennedy, was told by military leaders and civilian officials that the Kingdom of Laos… — Jeff Greenfield Asia Copy Share Image
Men and women in my lifetime have died fighting for the right to vote: people like James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael… — Jeff Greenfield Andrew Copy Share Image
When I listen to the complaints that follow just about every presidential debate, I'm reminded of the well-worn joke about the Jewish… — Jeff Greenfield About Copy Share Image
George Washington, Andrew Jackson, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Ulysses Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower… — Jeff Greenfield Andrew Copy Share Image
