Commentary

IF JUDGE HAROLD GREENE didn't exist, the nation's telephone companies might well have to invent him,

Both the European Community and the Greek government were quick to deny a late-February report in a

Now that General Manuel Noriega has been removed from power, the most important problem in Panama is

FEDERAL BANKRUPTCY examiner David I. Shapiro confirmed last week what air travelers already knew: Th

Thank goodness the Sandinistas lost. After 10 years in power, they need abreak to rid themse

Ten years after Congress eased federal regulation of the trucking industry, an Illinois congressman

''Poor Mexico," that country's longtime ruler, Porfirio Diaz, is said to have lamented. "So far from

The dramatic events in Eastern Europe have produced a deep concern on the part of developing countri

THE PRICE TAG for resolving the savings and loan crisis is $166 billion so far, and the final cost t

The agreement by the four victorious powers of World War II and the two German states to discuss Ger

THE CARIBBEAN BASIN INITIATIVE has the potential to be one of the great success stories of the 1990s

PROPOSED CHARTERS TO ISRAEL A SHAMAlthough your article, "Israeli Plan to Charter U.S. Vesse

FUTURES CONTRACTS have helped the market for crude oil and petroleum products respond quickly and sm

The final decade of this century has begun on a whirlwind of change for the world that will have a t

THERE'S NO DEFENDING the actions of Exxon Corp. before, during and after the disastrous grounding la

It's been a mixed week for opinion polls and surveys. Take, for example, the polls prior to

Frustrate a politician long enough and he becomes an easy customer for a ''technologicalfix" - a pre

PEACE IN NICARAGUA is difficult to imagine after 10 years of armed conflict between the Soviet-suppo

With the Nicaraguan elections now past, and a raft of electoral contests slated for Eastern Europe,

It has been 10 years since the Motor Carrier Act codified a series of Interstate Commerce Commissio

CALIFORNIA'S TREND-SETTING VOTERS soon may have a chance to cure most of their state's environmental

All over the world, investors have a bad case of inflation jitters. Stock and bond prices have retre

SINGAPORE, THE FIRST CITY in the world to charge motorists for the privilege of driving in the centr

Four years ago, the program was described by George Shultz, then secretary of state, as "criminal."

Developing countries are making concerted efforts to reduce the tariffs developed countries levy on

PESSIMISM ON GAS IS UNWARRANTEDWhile columnist Dale Steffes accurately identified the numero

WEST GERMAN CHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl's headlong campaign to unite the two Germanys may be unstoppable.

One of the most pressing problems confronting the European Community has been crowded out of an age

''THE REASON THE DEFICIT is such a problem for me - it's a backdrop for what I do - is, it causes re

RESTORING DEMOCRACY to the scandal-plagued Teamsters union never figured to be an easy job. It hasn'

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has made improving surveillance of insurers' fin

There's a vocal minority of Americans who think the United States ought to be more like Japan. You h

Bush administration officials are looking for ways to increase U.S. trade with Colombia, Peru and Bo

TRUST FUND SURPLUSES NOT REDUCING DEFICITYour Jan. 31 editorial, "Lack of Imagination," indi

ONE OF THE PARADOXES of the modern world is that arms control agreements cost money. While the purpo

THE ANDEAN DRUG WAR is both a moral battle and an economic conflict, involving more than 200,000 rur

Fernando Collor de Mello, Brazil's president-elect, has pledged, once he takes office March 15, to f

Japanese direct investment in the United States makes headlines and spurs our lawmakers to action. B

It's the season when talk about taxes is most timely and least welcome. The April 16 deadlin

In Washington, the trade debates revolve around protecting "American" business against surging impor