Commentary

The other day a group of members of Parliament from Scotland came into my office and asked why the U

It was the ancient Greek lawyer Aesop who popularized the practice of dramatizing his courtroom poin

f the Year 2000 computer glitch proves to be a major problem - a big ''if'' - it still may have a br

razilian President Henrique Cardoso says the exchange-rate policy change that his government announc

For some reason, the world's dairy farmers seem to lack faith that people really like milk, butter a

Ninety percent of Fortune 500 companies have an Internet presence today, but our research shows only

If President Clinton and the Congress want to convince Americans they should continue to support fre

When young Sam Walton opened his first ''Walton's 5 & 10'' in Bentonville, Ark., back in the 1950s,

A big question that has gone unexamined is whether educators are actually doing students a disservic

Argentina is being called the ''new tiger'' of South America in press reports that focus on the Buen

Managing money has never been a simple task. In fact, I usually leave such things to folks with more

Dean Kleckner's Dec. 29 letter (Page 8A) in support of Sen. Brownback's legislation (S.2390) to refo

e has been embargoed, bombed and backed into a political corner. Yet Saddam Hussein remains firmly

reativity may be impressive, but it doesn't always carry the day - at least with the Internal Revenu

The euro may be as unfamiliar to Americans as the metric system, but for the 290 million people in 1

There's no paucity of trade proposals about to be spread before the new Congress.Tonight, Pr

There is a direct relationship between long hours standing watch on the bridge of a ship and the qua

For years, reporters have heard all sorts of anecdotal horror stories about rail service.For

European and U.S. portfolio managers and investors have been programmed by textbooks to believe that

There was a time not so long ago when Americans worked 9-to-5, were happy to have a job and looked f

critical moment looms for three Atlantic seaports, a moment of potentially powerful economic impact.

Who needs the Olympics?This question comes in the wake of the scandal regarding allegations

In the debate over the impeachment of President Clinton, some politicians have based their argument

Beijing's recent decision to jail prominent dissidents and quash rival political parties has dominat

Well-regarded executives often get royal treatment from their employers, usually in the form of stoc

A number of major financial institutions, both commercial and investment banks as well as securities

In Thailand, agriculture officials are warning that fights over water rights may break out among ric

he Port of New York & New Jersey got welcome news firsthand this week from Vice President Al Gore: A

Should we welcome or fear new trade legislation? Matthew McCullough's response (''Trade disaster in

In ancient Greece, before such notions as sin, perjury and high crimes and misdemeanors ever existed

The introduction of Europe's single currency presents great opportunities for American businesses th

he European Union can be excused for indulging its dreams of challenging America for global economic

W.W. Jacob's classic short story, ''The Monkey's Paw,'' builds on the old adage, ''Be careful what y

I have a confession. As a kid I was a NASA freak. So were my friends. Every time NASA came up with s

Early last year, President Clinton, arguing that ''it will save hundreds of lives each year,'' came

You don't have to be a wizard in health economics to foresee the inevitable doom of strenuous effort

Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake in the world, has become a symbol for conservationists of m

The Clinton administration has announced that, due to the ''growing farm crisis,'' the U.S. Departme

The last time senators sat as jurors in an impeachment trial of a president, they traveled to the Ca

t's up to the Senate now. President Clinton has sorely damaged the stature and credibility of the pr