Commentary

The most important consequence of the Cold War's end is that two superpowers no longer menace each o

You've probably heard that American homes, businesses and schools will soon be connected to the "inf

Britain's next prime minister may be elected Thursday. Tony Blair, a likeable and telegenic

IF ALL GOES AS EXPECTED, the House and Senate soon will approve bills that keep the Interstate Comme

DESPITE its vast potential as an export market, China has been painfully slow to accept many types o

The U.S. dollar continues to hit postwar lows against the Japanese yen, while also dropping precipit

In an early return from President Clinton's plan to revive the American shipbuilding industry, the M

After 135 days at sea as Master aboard the SS Elizabeth Lykes, I am surprised and distressedthat the

THE URUGUAY ROUND has overcome one obstacle after another, and its ratification by Congress is no ex

The Interstate Commerce Commission, as an institution, has many strengths.Because it is an i

JOHN KASICH, the Ohio congressman who is gunning for the Interstate CommerceCommission, isn'

As a well-aged citizen of 60, I have developed a tightly focused method for judging the state of the

Lately, bondholders have been taking a beating - both literally andfiguratively. Acc

At the Brandenburg Gate, where the Berlin Wall stands no more, President Clinton on Tuesday offered

FOR A GOOD EXAMPLE of how to mismanage a government budget, take a close look at what's been happeni

As interest is heating up again in peace negotiations between the Mexican government and mostly Maya

THE UNITED STATES and Canada are on the brink of another trade dispute, this time over grain. The U.

The Clinton administration hopes to submit legislation to Congress soon to implement the Uruguay Rou

A recent flight over the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota revealed a land that, agricu

There was a mixed message about the economy from the labor market in June. The Labor Department repo

INFLATION IS LOW, economic growth is up, and President Clinton says the outlook for the U.S. economy

SIX WEEKS after de-linking China's trading privileges from its human rights record, the White House

Following Panama's about-face on a deal to accept 10,000 Haitian refugees and the hasty departure of

WHY WE SHOULD KEEP THE ICCHow ruthless, long-winded and mindless the clamor for shutting dow

The really big story never surfaced at the European Union's recent summit on the Greek island of Cor

PRESIDENT CLINTON went to last weekend's Group of 7 summit meeting in Naples carrying a good idea: T

HEALTH REFORM has come down to a chicken-and-egg debate: What comes first, mandatory universal cover

Critics of President Clinton's China trade policy might be surprised to learn that the administratio

A group of U.S. companies today will respond to a challenge frequently issued by FederalMaritime Com

FARM SUBSIDIES are under attack in most countries, and with good reason: They bleed nationaltreasuri

The reader wrote that when he saw a piece here on clamping down on Aid toFamilies with Depen

Ask almost any doctor, hospital administrator or other health-care provider in America today, and th

Bolton Landing, N.Y., 70 miles north of Albany and on the west shore of Lake George, is asomnolent t

Almost everything business does in America is done under the watchful eye of the federal government.

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV is still fondly remembered by some in the West for his policy of glasnost,which op

FOUR YEARS after President Bush first proposed a Western Hemisphere free-trade area, the idea is enj

It's been one of those days. You start out with a 7:30 breakfast meeting; battle the thunder

Here we go again. Tomorrow the heads of government of the United States, Japan, West Germany, France

Underdeveloped, volatile and risky - so who needs the developing nations? Answer: Corporate America.

FOUR YEARS after Congress unanimously passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 - Capitol Hill's response