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The Verdict On Copenhagen

“A crushing disappointment.”

Kinda Consensus In Copenhagen

Yesterday, Fred Barbash of the Arena asked those of us who are contributors what we thought of the President’s address in Copenhagen.

Goings On In Copenhagen

I think that it is worth noting that a split has occurred in Copenhagen over the existing Kyoto Protocols.

The Problems Of Today Matter Too

Bjorn Lomborg–who is not a climate skeptic by any stretch of the imagination–reminds us that there are a whole host of pressing concerns to worry about if we are interested in improving the quality of life for others:

Science and its Enemies on the Left: Copenhagen Edition

Because the Left provides greater scope than the Right for the exercise of power over civil society in the name of what science says is good for us — and because it denies the sources of moral remonstrance that can stand as a bulwark against scientific hubris — it will continue to offer the greatest temptations for scientists to be seduced by power.

Behold the Power of President Obama’s Personal Touch: India Tells World to Shove It on Carbon

India’s governing class is significantly more polite than ours, so let me translate this:

Good Times In Copenhagen

“Practitioners of the World’s Oldest Profession find a way to keep the Copenhagen city council from harshing the business buzz.”

Dwight Eisenhower Never Went To A Summit Or International Meeting Unless Success Was Assured

Barack Obama seems to think that by going to a summit or international meeting, he will assure success.

Obama’s Nobel Prize: The World as Farce

The sight of a committee of diplomats reducing themselves to a blubbering gaggle of loons in the hopes of propping up a ludicrous mediocrity is momentarily hilarious, and the upcoming uninhibited goonery from Obama’s admirers threatens to outdo even this, but it is also somewhat sobering. When powerful people make fools of themselves, it behooves us to remember that when the fools are powerful, there is a strong chance that we are all in serious trouble.

Obama’s Nobel Prize: Editors Roundtable

We asked The New Ledger’s contributors and editors to share their thoughts on President Obama’s big Nobel Prize victory. “You know, in a very real sense, the Committee missed out on some real worthies. After all, Kim Jong Il and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad have done more to bring an awareness of the danger of nuclear arms to the world than anyone since Truman.”

- March 19, 2010 -

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