COMMENTARY

What Ever Happened to Reforming the UN?
By Frank Salvato

For a moment, fleeting as it was, there was hope that a United Nations reform ultimatum crafted by U.S. Rep. Henry Hyde (R-Ill.) would work. Hyde’s legislation tied reform to the monetary contributions (dues) paid by the United States. But with politicos on Capitol Hill watering down the legislation and the United Nations proposing a new human rights council that may very well boast Cuba as a member, it seems that a subject that has drifted from sight has also drifted out of mind…