Commentary

President Ernesto Zedillo says the worst of Mexico's economic crisis is over. So where's the applaus

One of the most delightful essays in the English language is Charles Lamb's ''A Dissertation Upon Ro

U.S. and Japanese officials meeting in Manhattan today are expected to renew what many in Japan see

CANADIAN OFFICIALS are turning up the heat on Quebec, whose citizens go to the polls for a secession

THE HOUSE of Representatives has plenty to do, what with a national debt approaching $4.8 trillion,

The Clinton administration is busy congratulating itself for achieving a ''soft landing" in the econ

Colin L. Powell's autobiography, "My American Journey," is inspirational. Unsurprisingly, it has bec

COPYING and selling pirated cassettes, videos and other intellectual property is a thriving business

The most recent report on foreign exchange trading by the Bank for International Settlements shows t

INDONESIA'S HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSESEdward Masters downplays Indonesia's egregious human

The Suez and Panama canals had difficult, messy births, but today they are vital arteries of world t

ANOTHER KEY PIECE in America's expanding aviation network has fallen into place. The United States l

CONGRESS may not be showing much enthusiasm for trade issues, but on one important project it has st

DON'T USE HIGHWAY FUNDS FOR AMTRAKThe title of Rip Watson's Sept. 15 "Inside Talk" c

INDIA HOPES TO BECOME an Asian Tiger, but clawing foreign investors isn't the way to do it. Last mon

International negotiators gathered last week in Geneva to further develop a system of global environ

Rivalry between two leading Republican presidential contenders - Sens. Robert Dole, Kan., and Phil G

TIME AFTER TIME, Republicans are proving to be their own worst enemies. The House Agriculture Commit

Most government "solutions" fail because they are either flawed in theory or botched in practice.

At a Republican rally in Congress last week, House Speaker Newt Gingrich, R- Ga., put his colleagues

As Congress struggles to reduce the budget deficit, skirmishes are breaking out in Washington over h

RON BROWN is no stranger to political combat, but his skills at trench warfare are being tested this

ALTHOUGH CONGRESS has been decidedly squishy when it comes to axing agriculture programs, one of the

When I announced my candidacy for president in front of the Statue of Liberty, the pundits who criti

As a result of the electoral upheaval last November, Washington in the middle of a turnaround. Estab

ERNEST & JULIO GALLO received $5 million from the federal government in 1993 to advertise their wine

Americans buy automobile insurance to protect them against a major financial loss in the event of a

Several recent stories have detailed the problems caused by out-of-date air traffic control technolo

THE CAMPAIGN TO DEREGULATE Japan's throttled economy continues to gain momentum. The country's most

FIFTY YEARS AGO Congress told the government to sell cut-rate electricity to remote rural communitie

For some years now, major newspapers and the business press have touted the ''Chilean economic mirac

Just about every kid's favorite lunch is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But ask any mother - pe

HONG KONG voters have been understandably edgy as the transfer to Chinese rule in 1997 approaches. O

LAYOFFS ARE GRIM BUSINESS. At the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, more than 200 people le

The Senate is expected to vote this week on the "Code of Conduct on Arms transfers," an historic pie

PROTECTING WORKERS' RIGHTS ABROADYou were wrong to claim the AFL-CIO's American Inst

A recent stand-up brawl on the floor of Russia's Parliament is a worrying sign of the mood of voters

KEEP SHIPYARD LOAN GUARANTEESThomas Jones's Sept. 5 letter, responding to your artic

CHALK ONE UP for protectionists in the U.S. textile and apparel industries and in organized labor. L

Washington lobbyists are scratching their heads over the way U.S. retailers have lost another round