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Nearly 100 world leaders are expected to appear at the global warming talks that open Monday in Copenhagen. This is an unprecedented showing of leadership for the issue. Yet at the same time, public opinion of climate change is souring — particularly in the United States.

Borrowing by the federal government has become so rampant the debt ceiling must be raised if Washington is going to pay the bills, especially if tax increases are off the table. How are our local repressentatives bearing under the pressure?

Turkey, France and the Gulf Cooperation Council have recognized the newly formed Syrian rebel coalition as the legitimate leader of Syria. As thousands of refugees continue to spill over the borders into neighboring countries, questions remain about future foreign intervention from the U.S. and others.

Short sales can help people avoid foreclosure and potentially benefit everyone involved. But such deals are prone to collapse, and bank and real estate experts say it may be aggravated by the fact that they've been staggered by a torrent of problem properties.

When the main challenger to Afghan President Hamid Karzai dropped out of a planned runoff, it did more than end two months of election disputes. According to Sen. John Kerry, it also gives Karzai a chance to prove his legitimacy — and to become a stronger ally to America.

I ask it of you (and me) because there seems to be an unsaid assumption among politicians and national and local media outlets (including NPR and KPBS) that these type of colloquial "kitchen table" discussions is where "real" issues get parsed. &

Walter Kirn's novel "Up in the Air" may have received the full Clooney treatment, but it was his coming-of-age memoir, "Lost in the Meritocracy: The Undereducation of an Overachiever," that captivated Culture Lust contributor Emily Robichaud. It's a self-deprecating small-town-kid-goes-to-Princeton account of elitism, debauchery, and—yes—finding oneself.

These Days host Tom Fudge is a Cormac McCarthy fan and here he tells Culture Lust readers why..... A Cognac for Cormac & By Tom Fudge I didn't spend much…

Despite the attention being paid to the Copenhagen climate talks beginning Monday, public opinion of the urgency of climate change continues to sink. Some social scientists say the issue is so daunting, many people decide to shut it out of their thoughts. Will this affect a climate change treaty?

On the opening day of her confirmation hearings, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan vowed to serve with a "commitment to evenhandedness, principle and restraint." She said the court must also "recognize the limits on itself and respect the choices made by the American people."