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Postcards from Nixonland: Reagan and Nixon Discuss the Utility of the United Nations

Newly discovered audio of a 1971 conversation in which Gov. Ronald Reagan suggests to President Nixon that the United States pull out of the UN.

On October 26, 1971, California Governor Ronald Reagan phoned President Nixon to offer some foreign policy advice: get the United States out of the United Nations. The day before, you see, the General Assembly had voted to give mainland China (The People’s Republic of China) the Chinese “seat” at the UN. This was held previously by United States’ anti-communist ally, Taiwan.

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:15:38 -0700

Government Should Defend Climate Science

UN Foundation President Senator Timothy Wirth pens an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle on why government should be defending climate science.

UN Foundation President Senator Timothy Wirth pens an op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle:

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:51:30 -0800

NewsBusters Makes Stuff Up About Netroots Nation

A fringe site makes stuff up about the Netroots Nation panel I moderated last summer.
  • Tearing down the wall between church and state to advance "faith based" progressive agendas.
  • Stacking SCOTUS with progressive judges to circumvent the Constitution.
  • Why Democrats are not pro-abortion enough.
  • A panel sponsored by the United Nations Foundation to criticize America for taking the world's food supply.
    • Tue, 23 Feb 2010 07:29:02 -0800

    The UN is NOT Trying to Take Your Guns Away. (Unless you are a terrorist or enlist child soldiers, that is)

    A new online petition circulated by a gun owners advocacy group mongers in conspiracy theory.
    Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:16:29 -0800

    Note to Peretz: Don't Put Down the Contributions of Arab States to Haiti's Relief Effort

    In a bizarre post at the New Republic, Editor in Chief Marty Peretz denigrates the contribution of Arabs and Arab states to the Haiti relief efforts.

    In a bizarre post at the New Republic, Editor in Chief Marty Peretz denigrates the contribution of Arabs and Arab states to the Haiti relief efforts. 

    Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:41:53 -0800

    Hit Job on Susan Rice Falls Short

    A hit job against Susan Rice making the rounds on the internet is chock full of distortions.

    A hit job on Susan Rice written by John Bolton's former spokesperson is making its rounds on the internet. The author, Richard Grenell, tries to make the case that Rice is forsaking her duties at the United Nations in order to spend more time in Washington, D.C.  His evidence?

    Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:00:48 -0800

    David Brooks Wants to Know Why Haiti is Poor

    David Brooks starts out strong in an NYT article asking why Haiti is so poor. Unfortunately, things go downhill rapidly.

    David Brooks starts out strong in a New York Times editorial asking why Haiti is so poor. He makes the very good point that development economics has remarkably few consistent ideas on how to bring about growth. Unfortunately, things take a turn for the worse a couple of paragraphs later.

    Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:31:55 -0800

    "Burj Dubai Where Dreams are Made Of" Huh?

    Joel Kotkin and Robert Cristiano use the opportunity of the renovation of the United Nations building in New York to argue that the UN should be relocated to Dubai.
    Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:42:07 -0800

    Brookings Survey Shows Public View on Climate Change Mercurial at Best

    New Brookings report on Americans' view of climate shows that the climate/weather "joke" is no laughing matter.

    I don't want to seem humorless, and I do agree with Jason that there is a "tendency of nearly everyone to joke about wintertime cold spells" as counter-evidence to global warming.

    Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:53:28 -0800
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