Commentary

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURES TRADING has been perhaps the biggest single factor in putting the oil m

''1992 is an effort to merge the proudest countries in the world," said a European statesman recentl

The chair behind the desk in the big room on the seventh floor is empty. The gentleman who h

With the economy teetering on the brink of recession, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan

NO ONE WANTS TO PAY the crushing cost of long-term treatment for AIDS. A novel program in Mi

A rail trip around the northeast from Buffalo to New York City and through Pennsylvania down to Wash

The winds of perestroika and glasnost are blowing throughout the world. Dictatorships of the left an

For reasons that are undetectable, an infantile faith broadly persists in the purity and objectivity

WHAT A SCOLDING! Like an errant child, the United States has been taken to task at the General Agree

The Supreme Court's recent rulings on discrimination and affirmative action strongly suggest that so

When a bipartisan blue-ribbon group of former officials sits down to write a consensus report, there

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION hasn't exactly been burning up the track with its legislative program. Now,

The extraordinary developments in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe over the past few years compel

A bright yellow caution light is flashing in the U.S. banking system. Checking accounts and NOW acco

AFTER 20 YEARS OF CONVERTING radioactive ore into fuel for commercial nuclear power plants, the U.S

Is democracy surging ahead in East Asia behind the raised banners of the region's thoroughly disgrun

There should be nothing surprising about the timorous reactions of both superpowers to the repressio

As every businessman and policy-maker knows, it is far easier to impose price and wage controls than

Europe is going Green, and politicians and industrialists are going to have to start paying attentio

Only highly ranked scientists with access to computerized satellite weather information could have k

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL has a problem. After a decade of preaching that lower taxes are the key to i

A STARTLING SERIES OF BUSINESS deals affecting the world's busiest international air routes points u

THIS MAY BE STEEL WEEK at the White House. President Bush is expected to make his wrenching decision

I like George Bush but I worry about him. He reminds me of an accountant I once knew. So long as eve

WHAT DO A SAUSAGE, a toy car, a stuffed fox head and a chocolate Easter bunny have in common?

Political marketing strategies developed by experts in the United States are a hot item in Santiago.

THE BRUTAL REPRESSION of the democracy movement in Beijing, and the Chinese government's enthusiasti

What does one do when one's residential neighborhood is overrun by men festooned with numerous and t

The Department of Transportation, as well as some members of Congress, in their efforts to eliminate

The proposed sale of international routes by Eastern Airlines and Pan American World Airways' bid to

DOING AWAY WITH THE RHETORICI am writing in reference to the letter from Kenneth J. Szallai,

The time has come for state insurance regulators to eliminate, wherever possible, any perception tha

EUROPE HAS BEEN SPAIN'S salvation. Membership in the European Community has guaranteed Spain's democ

I dropped by the old neighborhood the other day. To my surprise, not much had changed. Not t

THE FOOD FOR PEACE PROGRAM was set up 35 years ago. In the years since, amendment after amendment ha

The unprecedented events in China, the Soviet Union, Hungary and Poland in recent weeks prompt a loo

AMERICA HAS A DRUG PROBLEM. Punishment, it is amply clear, will not make that problem go away. Treat

THE RESOUNDING VICTORY of socialist and environmentalist groups in elections for the European Parlia

Expenditures by manufacturers and distributors for intermodal transportation services have doubled s

Alan Greenspan is at a critical juncture in his tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board.