Commentary

Forget the Asian debt crisis. To understand the truly crippling effects of too much foreign debt, th

The unconfirmed reports did not make the front pages or the evening news. But the buzz among the tra

It is ironic that the International Monetary Fund has figured so prominently in the Asian economic c

Manhattan leads the country as the most popular destination for international students, with nearly

When the Justice Department urged the Surface Transportation Board in 1996 to ''just say no'' to the

As NASA journeys into space in the interest of science, businesses are doing their own exploring in

Washington takes pride in being a place where tax increases become ''revenue enhancements,'' where p

For the first time in ages, President Clinton provided a strong counterweight Tuesday night to many

On one of the millions of Web sites out there in cyberspace is a cartoon of a woman stuffed into a g

Going back to Palestine is like going back to Cuba.If Fidel Castro's successors scrap commun

Despite the booming economy and national mood of optimism, U.S. savings rates are abysmal. In fact,

Few anecdotes about the low level of American basic education would surprise us. But the revelation

The good news for Indonesia, says local mystic Permadi Satrio Wiwoho, is that after the turn of the

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mass., wants President Clinton to submit the new climate change

There are many things wrong with the World Trade Organization basic telecommunications agreement fin

President Clinton has rightly emphasized open trade as key to U.S. economic prosperity.Yet,

The 95th Congress returns today from its long, 10-week break to an agenda crammed with unfinished bu

Speaking in London last week, World Trade Organization Director General Renato Ruggiero urged China'

For centuries, advocates of open immigration policies have held fast to the maxim that newcomers tak

Job switching is on the rise and may soon become a permanent fixture of the workplace. Frequent job

The fate of the European Union's planned single currency hinges on a straight answer to a simple que

It has been the better part of a lifetime since deflation figured prominently in economic prophecies

As the financial crisis continues destabilizing East Asia, Japanese politicians warn that elements o

Rocky days are ahead for Hong Kong.''Red chips,'' or mainland Chinese companies with shares

The nonprofit sector is the fastest growing sector in the world, but poor management and communicati

The baby boom has an echo, and it's even louder than the original. The ''Net Generation'' has arrive

Mexico's new finance team needs a plan to help mobilize domestic savings.Mexico, home of th

The U.S.-European Union spat over preferential banana imports to Europe has gone beyond a mere flagr

The Clinton administration, to its credit, has moved positively to address the Korean financial cris

Despite his conservative political philosophy, President Reagan may have taken a much tougher line t

Is the U.S. economy firmly on track for a new period of high growth and low inflation or is the econ

Pork prices are going down, which means, of course, it's time for the government to intervene in the

In the realm of mass hallucination, there's a widely held belief that scientific research in America

Who would have thought David Brinkley needed a good public relations adviser? Mr. Brinkley, America'

A survey of leading U.S. corporations released last week showed economic spying inflicted as much as

Usually, you heard him before you saw him, a howl of laughter and profanity echoing through the hall

Like most presidents toward the end of their term, Mr. Clinton has been searching for a statesmanesq

With Congress on its longest recess in a third of a century, there hasn't been much political theate

In Seoul, foreigners fly in to buy, or buy into, whole firms that a few months ago they could only h

The International Monetary Fund's bid to help resolve Asia's many crises has encountered a swarm of