Commentary

The semester started as the world's financial crisis escalated. Since the real world is always the b

The first supermarket I tried was close to our home, on Tishinskaya Square, which has a little park

Al Cohen, who owns a beauty-supply shop in Pittsburgh, got an unexpected notice the other day. It wa

Attention Linux terrorists: It is the policy of this newspaper not to negotiate or meet ransom deman

Is Europe strong enough to save the world, economically speaking?Only a few years ago, that

After 30 years of unbalanced federal budgets, taxpayers are looking forward to the well-deserved tax

China may not have everything the West has, but it's about to catch up in one area: expensive gourme

Before Valium, there was Mozart.I say this with no disrespect, but in awe, actually, of the

Lost in all the rhetoric over the nation's trade policy - the starkly painted positions of advocacy

The Shadow Open Market Committee, a group of business and academic economists who meet to assess pub

The chattering classes have made up their collective mind: President Clinton has lost their confiden

Typically, economists have attempted to understand the process of growth at the level of the aggrega

Vast forests of the nation's lovelier trees are endangered by the Asian long-horned beetle, another

Aaron Lukas, in his Sept. 9 opinion article (''A rotten deal at Commerce,'' Page 6A) regarding the a

During his visit to the Dominican Republic on Aug. 21, Fidel Castro, as he has done in the past, rai

In October of last year, Tokyo - with three Japanese ship lines facing $4 million in sanctions and a

An all-too-familiar trend in federal regulatory practices took center stage recently when the Federa

Capitalism, after all, is about boom and bust.The evidence is all around us of some cyclical

In recent weeks, environmentalists have joined with some Democrats in the House of Representatives t

In what can only be the affirmation of long-held suspicion, the College Board has issued a report in

During my long life in the retail business, I always have sought to offer customers a choice of fine

Recent events in Russia raise the question of how the country got itself into this mess. One questio

The tragedy of the Clinton mess extends far beyond our borders. Simply put, the world community cann

That classic souvenir of a visit to Egypt - the photo of the visitor atop a camel or horse in front

In early July, a summit meeting between railroads and shippers was held in Dallas. Co-hosted by the

The strike by pilots at Northwest Airlines may be over, but a controversial subject it highlighted r

Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations this week, President Clinton proposed more spending, re

With the buzz of impeachment hearings growing louder in Congress and the nation dizzy from the rolle

''DON'T HIT IT HERE, MARK.'' That's what St. Louis Cardinals fans wedged in the bleachers last week

A Belgian-based company sees a bright spot in troubled Russia.Interbrew NV just acquired Ros

If only the financial markets were as forgiving as Hillary Clinton. Alas, they are not. Since the Th

Want to be famous?Surprisingly, perhaps, the answer for most Americans is thanks, but no tha

Protection of intellectual property rights is one of the Clinton administration's top priorities in

This summer, with little fanfare, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the budget for the Nati

The risk to the global economy has shifted away from the threat of rising inflation, with almost 40

For many years, I have read The Journal of Commerce's opinion articles with pleasure and profit. Reg

Just a few years ago, red stars marked the entry gates of hundreds of military installations in east

European antitrust officials have an opportunity this month to end a needless inquiry into the worki

We've got trouble, right here in New York City. That begins with ''T'' and it rhymes with ''C'' and

The Ogallala aquifer, one of the premier natural water resources for the United States and indirectl