There has been some breathless news coverage recently of a supposed UN Plot to Control the Internet. This is false. Where this idea comes from and why it is wrong.
On Capitol Hill yesterday, members of congress were weighing their response. What emerged were two proposed pieces of legislation that could punish the Palestinians--and even the UN--for yesterday's vote.
An upgrade from Palestine's current status at the United Nations will change next to nothing about Palestine's relationship with the United Nations, neither will it move the International Criminal Court.
There is word from Capitol Hill that the Senate will vote this week on ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities. Can an international treaty that have little to do with abortion can nonetheless escape the trap of domestic American abortion politics?
