Commentary

Recent comments by Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater and reports in the press indicate the Depa

Nearly a decade after the Soviet Union crumbled, America still tenses when Russia convulses. So it

1980S NOT LOST,FOR RAIL INDUSTRYI am writing to rebut Robert Kalvaitis' comments from the Ca

Between the tiny Pacific island of Saipan and far-off Washington, an obscure fight over the apparel

Around this time of year in 1533 Czar Ivan IV, or Ivan the Terrible, fell dangerously ill. Fearing

Official Washington is once again embroiled in a debate over what the foreign policy of the United S

America's information technology companies are starved for high-skilled workers. The shortage was cr

Aquick look at Mexico's fiscal situation helps explain why this non-OPEC member was so quick to supp

The U.S. government is apparently ready to sacrifice global wildlife for a land grab in America.

U.S. trade and security are on the line again as the Clinton administration faces new questions abou

The Asian financial crisis has led a number of commentators to conclude that the ''Asian development

Today, more than ever before, the strength of the U.S. economy, the health of our environment and th

Why can't the Japanese be more like . . . well, Texans?It would make handling current financ

The ''Great Debate'' about what to do with Social Security is going on the road, with President Clin

Saddam Hussein is a war criminal, having gassed Iraqi Kurds and seized the Kuwaiti oil fields. This

Aruling by the Supreme Court this week setting limits on bankruptcy protection is welcome. This case

Politics has concluded there is big pay dirt in championing scientific research, and from the White

President Clinton's recently submitted federal budget not only calls for a balanced budget in the ne

In the awkward tussle under way these days between the International Monetary Fund and recalcitrant

President Clinton is on a six-nation Africa tour, being the first American chief executive to visit

Rep. Henry Bonilla knew he would be fighting history in trying to sell Hispanics, African-Americans

Is Russian President Boris Yeltsin out of his mind? Just as his country finally shows a hint of stab

The collapse of the Indonesian economy has increased the animosity of that island nation's 174 milli

In January, the United States and China signed a military maritime cooperation agreement designed to

Stuart Eizenstat was speaking at an economic conference last December in Qatar, the oil-drenched Ara

As the first spring flowers began blooming last week in the Alpine valleys, shouts of outrage from p

Can it be that Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, dithering over how to jump-start a famousl

A new lobbyist made his Capitol Hill debut last week, but no one had to show him around.Afte

The news that American 12th-graders performed terribly in the recent Third International Mathematics

One stop President Clinton will not make during a series of trips that take him to four continents i

President Clinton departed Sunday on a 12-day Africa trip that will be the longest of his presidency

There is general agreement that the ever-increasing number of bankruptcy filings during the economic

The United Nations is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights at this ye

Like the armies of God, work at New York's City Hall is never done.In the three months since

The $12 billion January U.S. trade deficit released late last week shows an expected decline in U.S.

When the details of a so-called reform program are more than 700 pages long, taxpayers are right to

The young Albanian man shall remain nameless to save him further embarrassment. While jogging in cen

As businesses increasingly rely on the collection and use of personal information to develop markets

Free traders in Washington have been in disarray ever since labor unions blocked a bid by the White

EU Trade Commissioner Sir Leon Brittan has made no secret of his desire to counter the protectionism