Commentary

WASHINGTON CAN SMELL BLOOD in the thrift scandals. The membership of the president's son on the boar

WORLD SUGAR MARKET ISN'T WHAT IT SEEMSYour July 18 editorial "The Sugar Tax" betrays a basic

Dulles Airport seems to be breaking ground in several ways. Public and private officials Jul

After President Francois Mitterand met last month with several African heads of state, the French go

ARE RHINO HORNS BEING SOLD ILLICITLY?In your July 23 edition under the World Trade Center Ne

THE FELLOW BEHIND THE TREE, as former Sen. Russell Long was fond of noting, is the one everybody wan

NEGOTIATIONS OVER A BILL purported to strengthen civil rights have broken down over three little wo

If this is July, it must be forecasting season. The White House, the Congressional Budget Office and

Major Japanese corporations are moving cautiously in expanding their trading and business ties with

President Bush's acknowledgment that new tax revenue is needed to cope with fiscal reality may signa

SOUTH KOREA'S MARCH TO DEMOCRACY hasn't been an easy one. The resignation of the 79 opposition membe

SUBSIDIES BEGET SUBSIDIES: There is no way government can assist some individuals without doing har

AMERICA'S PRODUCTIVE FARMERS have an advantage in many things. Shipping eggs across the Pacific is n

THE QUESTION IS NOT WHETHER, but when to lift the U.S. economic embargo against Vietnam. After 15 ye

INACCURACIES CITED ON HIGH-SPEED RAILOrdinarily, I would ignore derogatory articles such as

There is Helmut Kohl smiling once again. His pudginess is evident in the clear double chin that bre

The House of Representatives recently passed a laudable proposal to extend to manufacturing joint ve

For most of us, growing older isn't an experience we notice. From one day to the next, we feel no m

PROPOSALS BY AMERICANS TO SAVE Latin America from itself go back two centuries. All of them have end

GAMBLING NORMALLY IS NOT RECOMMENDED as a corporate strategy. But the slot machine at major airports

Within the next few weeks, the House is likely to approve further restrictions on the granting of mo

The Bush administration is reported to be considering a tax on the sale of securities as a way to re

I really would like to see photographs of deepest space some day from the Hubble space telescope. Wh

There is something fishy about U.S. claims in the Structural Impediments Initiative talks that its

For many decades, the United States was the world's biggest creditor. It was only during the 1980s,

The article, "Fine Print Threatens Exports," by Gilbert E. Dwyer, published on this page July 19, mi

FOR THE THIRD TIME in five years, the Senate has bowed to the textile barons and approved a highly

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S crop insurance program may be headed toward a well- deserved end. T

WAS P.T. BARNUM RIGHT? According to a report released last week by the North American Securities Adm

CREDIT LIFE INSURANCE CAN BE BENEFICIALLast month, the National Insurance Consumer Organizat

THE LONG ARM of the Internal Revenue Service may reach as far as Tokyo, Bonn and London in a new dri

Rep. Tom McMillen, D-Md., may be experiencing a little deja vu. The former professional bask

Picture this: The federal government learns that several of America's most powerful economic rivals

The Communist Party victory in the June 10 Bulgarian elections came as no surprise to many observers

The workplace pipelines are loaded with women. So are the alumni rosters of top law and business sch

IF YOU COULD BUY SUGAR with no restrictions, you'd pay about 12 cents a pound. American sugar users

In a dramatic turnaround, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan announced that he would consider e

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN PUSHING, and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan finally seems re

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills is right on target when she charges that the real victim of un

SALES GIMMICKS AIMED AT JACKING up prices never are much fun for customers - but a customer is alway