Last week, leaders of the 193 members of the United Nations General Assembly descended upon New York to open that body's sixty-seventh session. Among the pressing questions facing the body is the adequacy of the international community's current approach to the problem of climate change. The leaders also held a...

To some observers, Arnold Schwarzenegger only became an action hero on July 31, 2006. On that day, with Tony Blair by his side, then-Governor Schwarzenegger declared, "California is a great part of the United States, but we happen to be a leading state with a huge economy, and we are,...

Beginning this week, diplomats and political leaders from around the world have gathered for yet another round of high-level talks on the problem of global climate change. Expectations for the event could hardly be lower, even though the need for action has never been more obvious or urgent.

The...