OPINION:

The arc of history may slant in the direction of liberty, but the future could take a different tack. Independence, after all, doesn’t jibe with the global restructuring envisioned by deep thinkers at international organizations invested in the notion that human beings are taking liberties with Mother Nature. Even as the Biden administration embraces plans to place new financial burdens on “the land of the free,” Americans should refuse to surrender the birthright that has made America first among nations.

Attending the U.N.’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt last week, President Biden pledged in his chosen role as U.S. controller-in-chief “to work with our Congress to quadruple U.S. support to climate finance and provide $11 billion annually by 2024.” His Democratic Party’s loss of the House in the midterm elections, though, means Mr. Biden is unlikely to win congressional…