Commentary

Congress has given the orthodox medical establishment $50 million to sort out the claims, mysteries

Designing ships is a doodler's jackpot where form follows function.There are some who would

A potentially promising effort to craft a national marine transportation vision for the 21st century

It was Sunday afternoon and a deadline was looming. I needed to confirm a quotation for a newspaper

This year's summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation club, which will be expanded to 21 natio

I will admit that I tend to extract huge statements about society from small signs and symbols. But

Most news coverage of mergers and acquisitions in the rail industry focuses on the challenge two car

In the alphabet soup of Southeast Asian regional politics and economics, it is important to be aware

Robert L. Sexton (''Political science at EPA,'' Oct. 30, Page 4A) embraces a recent court ruling by

The Federal Reserve faces a close call when it meets Tuesday to decide whether to lower interest rat

As if the ubiquitous hamburger outlets and the omnipresent advertising weren't enough, McDonald's Co

Over much of the world, farm prices are down and farmers are hurting.In America, Congress ha

Whatever ingredients President Bill Clinton and his advisor on Russia, Deputy Secretary of State Str

The American Association of Exporters and Importers agrees with Michael Lane's assertion (''Blame, b

Alvin Toffler described future shock, in the book of the same name, as ''the shattering stress and d

Critics of global capitalism have seized on the economic turmoil in East Asia and Russia and the thr

White House press release, Sept. 29, 1998 - The President today announced his intent to nominate Alb

Computer screens in Tokyo dealing rooms went blank at one stage last week. Like many of their human

The West's exasperation with Russia is showing.Two senior Clinton administration officials d

That Republicans were surprised at the results of last week's elections says a lot about why the ele

Vacations usually mean a week at the beach. This year, Tom and I decided to really get away.

Dramatist William Congreve once declared, in an often-misquoted line, that music has charms to sooth

Britain is the No. 1 destination for foreign investors in Europe, particularly investors from the Un

U.S. economic growth is ramping down, yet the equity and bond markets are taking opposing views of t

Let's extend a round of heartfelt thanks to the finance ministries and central banks of Britain, Fra

I wish to compliment you on the perceptive writing by Adrienne Braumiller in her opinion article (''

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will present his government's program to the Bundestag today in

As inflation and unemployment soar, the currency collapses and rioting breaks out in Harare, Zimbabw

I remember vividly the first time I saw Newt Gingrich in person. It was astonishing.Here was

Recent articles (''Bill giving Customs more personnel, equipment stalls over union demand,'' Oct. 15

The stylish women out shopping on breezy Avenue U in Brooklyn are classically beautiful, especially

The law of supply and demand was working in full force on the Pacific last week.Shipowners a

Now that nearly 16 months have passed since the Asian economic crisis broke out, the International M

Alice in Wonderland declined the March Hare's invitation to ''Take some more tea'' because, as she e

Because the 105th Congress failed to pass a major trade bill, it now rests with the 106th Congress t

''I was totally appalled,'' my friend confided. ''I can't believe anyone would give me such a thing.

The sparring over which party won the elections rings hollow when a simple fact is considered: Fewer

Looking back more than 50 years, George Lowman recalled his first encounter with the American mercha

Two things are certain about what the federal government calls the biggest Clean Air Act enforcement

Once again, economic forecasters missed the mark as the U.S. economy's growth in the third quarter w