No, the Arms Trade Treaty STILL is Not a “UN Gun Grab” Mark Leon Goldberg July 13, 2012Don't believe groups that say the Arms Trade Treaty is about domestic gun control.
Proof that the UN Does Not Want to Control Your Internet Mark Leon Goldberg June 6, 2012A new document shines the light on current proposals for a big international telecom conference in December. There is nothing in there to suggest that the UN will control the Internet.
Why Diplomacy is the Only Option for Syria Mark Leon Goldberg May 30, 2012The Washington Post editorial board sneers at the current diplomatic efforts on Syria in a scathing unsigned editorial today. Of course, they do not suggest an alternative solution, other than an amorphous appeal for more "US Leadership."
What is Agenda 21? Mark Leon Goldberg February 7, 2012By now, you have probably heard of that nefarious UN plot to install bicycle lanes in your neighborhood and smart meters in your homes. Here's what Agenda 21 conspiracy theorists are trying to accomplish.
Bolton V Bolton on Law of the Sea Mark Leon Goldberg September 30, 2011The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea is one of those international treaties that the United States really ought to ratify. Heck even John Bolton supports it. Or, at least he did.
No Chuck Norris, the UN will not Take Your Guns Away Mark Leon Goldberg August 29, 2011A certain cadre of gun owners and second amendment advocates are unable to be convinced that a proposed UN Arms Trade Treaty has nothing at all to do with their own ability to bear arms. Chuck Norris pens the latest iteration of this paranoid view in the Politico
So North Korea is Leading the Conference on Disarmament. So What? Mark Leon Goldberg June 29, 2011North Korea has assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament. Yes this looks bad. But worry not. Nothing nefarious will actually come of it.
Dear Congress, There is Nothing ‘Exciting’ About Cutting Access to Maternal Health Care Mark Leon Goldberg May 26, 2011Republicans in Congress are running a gimmicky YouCut program in which fans get to vote on what U.S. federal spending they would like to see cut. Apparently, the UN Population Fund was on this chopping block.
Progress at the Human Rights Council Mark Leon Goldberg March 28, 2011The council is not perfect. But it is useful and has provided an important venue for the advancement of human rights. And since the United States joined it has been a demonstrably better institution.
