Commentary

The soaring hopes of the United Nations' 1992 Rio Earth Summit plummeted to earth recently as the wo

The recently concluded battle between Boeing and the European Union over Boeing's merger with McDonn

Ages ago - 1986 to be exact - there was a movement to make the Internal Revenue Code fairer and simp

Russia's sale of a 25 percent stake in the state's telephone giant, Svyazinvest, is a good move. But

Since the time of Adam Smith, economists have generally argued that free economies will be productiv

Economists are still digging at the roots of the currency crisis in Southeast Asia, but governments

Bill Gates has created tens of thousands of jobs, dramatically improved the productivity of computer

The long and contentious history of the Canada-U.S. Pacific salmon relationship hit a crescendo when

Rapid improvements in the information sector offer the potential for a new medium for the delivery o

SUBSIDIES, CIVILITYAND MIKE TYSONYour July 16 opinion page included a column by an official

SOLUTION FOR AMTRAK:CAPITAL TRUST FUNDAfter working for years with Dr. Thomas D. Larson, coo

International trade has become the newest and most insidious way for criminals to launder their dirt

The midsummer business news - solid growth without inflation, soaring stocks and profits amid minima

Like druids before an ancient stone monument, hundreds of anxious West Berliners faced the graffiti-

The trans-Atlantic furor over the proposed merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, and a recent pric

When I was a high school student in 1970 my friends and I collected signatures petitioning Congress

The European Union isn't making many friends by its aggressive use of anti-dumping laws. While helpi

President Clinton is big on teamwork - at least in theory. ''When companies and workers work as a te

One year ago, when Benjamin Netanyahu took office as prime minister, Israel's economic success was l

The declining fortunes of American workers in the face of globalization have generated lots of hand-

Someone must think I don't have enough credit cards.The college from which I graduated 24 ye

As new U.S.-Japan aviation trade talks draw closer, speculation grows wilder.Washington and

Legislation that would expand the North American Free Trade Agreement is lurking just below the alre

How clean is clean enough, when it comes to environmental and health rules? Until now, the answer ha

SOCIAL SECURITY TAKESMONEY AND SQUANDERS ITSeveral points are being overlooked in the curren

The Russian government this week took a big step on the long road to membership in the World Trade O

Asia's spectacular growth has dazzled economists and business leaders alike for almost three decades

Suppose you owned an enchanted forest. Now suppose you had servants who sold the tall timber in your

Globalization holds the promise of boosting growth and raising world living standards. For companies

It doesn't take a lot of experience with the airline industry to know that the vast majority of inte

When Gary Wheeler goes to work in the morning, many of his co-workers are nowhere to be seen. Instea

ANDREW YOUNG'S CURSORYLOOK AT ASIAN LABORIn former U.N. Ambassador Andrew Young's Nike-finan

The government routinely warns Americans of the dangers of smoking cigarettes, but that doesn't stop

In all parts of America, there is beginning a revolt against health maintenance organizations by man

The U.S. economy continues to hum along. Inflation remains at bay and not a forecaster in sight is p

KEEP MARITIMEDEREGULATION ALIVESince when has the simple matter of bringing together a buyer

The Republican Congress' proposal to cut estate taxes would have a social benefit that has gone unno

Washingtonians are down in the dumps.It was bad enough when the rest of the country just did

The European Commission has changed its mind and preliminarily endorsed the $15.5 billion merger bet

Perhaps you've seen the newspaper ads - full-page takeouts with big black borders: ''For your own sa