Commentary

The Bush administration says its policy on laws reserving a portion of government cargo for U.S.-fla

IN FOUR SHORT YEARS, Mexican President Carlos Salinas has transformed his country from an economic b

THE TRADE AND DIPLOMATIC WALL separating China and Taiwan, which began to crack in the late 1980s, i

Central Asia, until recently terra incognita in the West, is beginning to attract attention among U.

Leave it to Shakespeare once again to define the modern moment. In "Hamlet," Polonius sends

Valentine's Day came twice to Mexico this year: Once on Feb. 14 and again on July 12 when the center

The Democrats say the presidential ticket about to emerge from their convention in New York will bri

Any post mortem on the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade and Economic Council must conclude that its recent passin

THE LOUDEST MESSAGE from the Democratic convention is the sound of television sets clicking to anoth

DRIVER LICENSING IS NO JOKEIn the course of a wide-ranging, 45-minute telephone conversation

HEALTH INSURANCE is in intensive care in the Democratic party. Most of its leading lights, including

Democrats dragged out every downbeat number they could find or invent this week to bash the economy

As Japan's leaders change the role of the military to allow Japanese soldiers to participate in glob

After a decade of violent conflict and government overspending that shattered their economies, the n

IT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD that President Bush says the United States will no longer manufacture plutoni

HIGH-HANDED BEHAVIOR by government is nothing new. Even so, the U.S. Postal Service is setting a new

SOME BUZZWORDS are more misleading than others. Among the more beguiling sound bites of the presiden

For Europe's politicians, the buzzword is "Maastricht." For its businessmen, it is "market."

NO-FAULT IS A BETTER INSURANCE SYSTEMIn his letter "No-Fault Insurance Is No Panacea" (April

A recent Harvard Business Review article argues that companies will compete in the future by develop

THE BEGINNING OF THE END has appeared for Russia's cradle-to-grave social welfare system. Ye

BILL CLINTON HAS CAMPAIGNED on a simple theme: Abandon failed policies and try something new. If he

The greatest challenge confronting our nation today is in education. But what kind of preparation ar

German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was right. Several months ago, he urged world leaders to resolve the s

It's R (for Retaliation) Day today at the U.S. Trade Representative's office. More than 50 industry

FOR THE LEADERS of the world's major industrialized countries, the summit just concluded was more ab

In upholding its 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion,

Many statements about U.S.-Japanese economic affairs tell half the truth. Some common assertions con

America is in a mood to be saved. But one might well ask: "From what?" By any historical standard, t

SHARPER THINKING ON RECYCLINGIn their June 18 opinion article, "Recycling for Recycling's Sa

In "Das Kapital," Karl Marx wrote that tuberculosis is an inevitable consequence of the capitalist m

_ Gov. Bill Clinton, at first wary about too close an association with congressional Democrats, is s

HOWEVER CANADIANS resolve the Quebec problem, some much-needed changes may emerge from the self-exam

IMAGINE TERM LIFE INSURANCE that can be canceled or re-priced when a policyholder grows old or sick.

Congressional opposition to the proposed $300 million acquisition of LTV Corp.'s missile business by

The Federal Reserve surrendered to overwhelming market and political pressure. Last Thursday, the Fe

NOTHING LASTS AS LONG as it used to. Just ask the Swiss. The new headquarters of the Zurich stock ex

A FEW OF LAST WEEKEND'S holiday traffic jams, no doubt, are breaking up only now. And if that's an e

On most issues, Americans fancy themselves alone atop the moral high ground, ideals displayed as a b

PILOT BILL WOULD NOT IMPROVE SAFETYYour article on proposed New York state legislation to re