For years antiregulatory business interests have fought climate change legislation successfully, even sowing doubt in some Americans that global warming is caused by human activity.

FORBES: Climate Treaty Would Actually Be Good for Business

As a former top Republican staff member in the Senate and legal counsel to the New York Stock Exchange, she might have been expected to be sympathetic to the antiregulatory mood of both parties, but, once again, she found herself out of step, most notably when a young company known as Enron called on the C.

NEWYORKER: The Contrarian