Commentary

PHILADELPHIA STORYA BUNCH OF HOOEYYour negative piece entitled ''Philadelphia story'' (Feb.

During the standoff with Iraq, U.S. public opinion was strongly divided on what to do. The president

Adecade ago, Asia criticized the United States for its laziness and inability to change with the tim

The worst of Asia's financial crisis may be over, but its financial outlook is far from improving. T

Will the economic crisis in East Asia have a silver lining? That depends on whether the blame is u

Less than 500 working days are left to immunize computers against the millennium bug - the potential

A common theme running through many of President Clinton's recent domestic policy initiatives has be

China's National People's Congress, which opened Thursday, reeks of Socialist pomp as soldiers march

BY DENNIS T. AVERYU.S. farmers have suddenly fallen into deep trouble. Washington's turmoil

Mel Gibson's paranoid character in the movie ''Conspiracy Theory'' suggests that the International M

JONES ACT DRIVESUS JOBS OVERSEASWhat a thrill - Anthony Poplawski's and George Ryan's fictio

International expertise continues in great demand as globalization rolls on, but the stereotypical e

U.S. trade interests may be facing a new but invisible foe in their battle against unilateral sancti

While Washington pats itself on the back for a budget surplus - the real credit should go to a boomi

Contrary to what you've heard, these are good times for American science. But in a departure from re

The many words of Congress are taken down each day by 16 stenotype reporters, transcribed by 50 typi

Uneasy lies the head that wears a corporate crown. It seems that life in the boardroom and the corpo

As incredible as it might seem, a few important things are going on in the world besides the confron

When the leader of a small Southeast European country arrives in Washington in the midst of a loomin

Anyone who has followed developments in Canada for very long should be quite pleased with the econom

The Group of 7 came and saw London late last month but failed to conquer it.Sure, they made

Argentina has received strong marks for its 1994 privatization of Puerto Nuevo, which serves Buenos

Bank capital adequacy standards may not be the subject of many best-sellers, but recent events in As

Three years ago, in the wake of Republican victories all over the country, much was uncertain about

The continued fallout from Union Pacific's problematic acquisition of Southern Pacific, its systemwi

When the U.S. government created the Internet as a defense-based research tool, it never dreamed t

The sparring over how Denver's Regional Transportation District should be run has obscured a more fu

It is frequently said that we live in an information age, that never before have so much data and an

Ever since Julius Caesar's Roman army marched into the Rhine River Valley in 59 B.C., Italians have

The recent decision by the Surface Transportation Board to open an investigation into railroad marke

Most Americans, particularly those in Congress, should be disturbed by what has reportedly been said

Vladimir Dovgan's business strategy is an extension of his black-belt karate prowess.''I don

With an approval rating of 3 percent in one recent poll, Russian President Boris Yeltsin's domestic

The $18 billion International Monetary Fund request now before Congress is crucially important to th

Recently, House Minority Whip David Bonior, D-Mich. - in a move criticized even by members of his ow

Telmex, the Mexican telephone company, and two of the largest U.S. long distance carriers - AT&T and

Newly minted trade ambassador Richard Fisher is on an introductory swing through Asia this week, wit

In light of the economic turmoil in Asia right now and the political crisis in the Middle East, Cent

INDONESIA URGES LOWEROPEC QUOTAS, CITES IRAQJAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Mines and Energy

ANOTHER LOOK ATMARIANAS TEXTILESLet me clarify three aspects of the Clinton administration's