Commentary

t may have looked as if Swiss voters were just acting in their own self-interest the other day when,

Policy-makers know that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. The problem with histor

ew Jersey's largest newspaper just invited the governors of New York and New Jersey to a summit meet

It will launch a ''new era'' of U.S. trade with Africa and the Caribbean, says President Clinton. It

We've seen a great deal of controversy recently about whether states should be able to collect sales

In response to Carroll A. Campbell Jr.'s article, ''Does Congress want to shut the door to China?''

Only in a world where AIDS can be declared a national-security issue could you expect to hear so muc

Uneasy lies the head that wears the Internet crown.Mere months after the business-to-busines

on't jump to conclusions when your waiter fails to get your order right. He may not be looking down

hese are troubling times for liner shipping conferences. The conference system is under sustained re

here's a growing sense that Congress, in a critical vote this week, will grant China the same kind o

The May 5 opinion article by Helen Atkinson (''Warning: Beware of geeks armed with Web sites,'' Page

erhaps you've seen them on city streets or sidewalks. They inspire a grin, a tug of nostalgia and a

Today is National Maritime Day, a time when all Americans should pause to recall what is too often o

Since October of 1999 there have been ongoing discussions in the press and at public forums about th

So we're entering the age of the shuttle, are we?Forget your six ports in Asia, and another

With relatively little notice, the United States has begun to implement one of the more important pr

The movie ''U-571'' is a hit at the box office. As of Monday it had taken in $57 million in sales an

onders, real and manmade, get to be old hat after a while. Daily contact with them dulls the senses;

The idea of two small Balkan navies battling each other with cruise missiles and rockets in the Medi

oo long have property/casualty insurers been walking away from risk, leaving alternative markets, st

From her vantage point somewhere near the vortex of the information revolution, Rita Colwell sees a

Ever since I first heard about the Columbine High School massacre a year ago, I've wanted to know mo

Those of you who do not travel may not realize that last year was one of the worst for air traffic d

You know your country is in serious shape when even Robert Garside avoids it.The 33-year-old

n case you've been distracted, attempts to forge more world-trade pacts are proceeding steadily. In

After a decade of dramatic economic growth in America, it has dawned on European governments the Uni

The love-bug virus is yet more proof that as beneficial as instant digital communication is, there i

Railroads finally understand that they must provide consistent, quality service if they are to compe

By Memorial Day, members of Congress are expected to vote on one of the most important issues of thi

A good scanner has become as essential to computing as a decent printer. So, with that in mind, I te

o you think American politics are wacky? A small political party in Mexico is doing more than talk a

nternational efforts to deal with cyber-crime, including a meeting this week organized by the Group

t's taken 15 years, but the European Union is finally poised to storm the last bastion of monopoly:

Mitsubishi's sport utility vehicle, the Montero, is marketed in Asian countries under the name Pajer

Remember those slapstick ''Airplane'' films? Here's a rough script for a sequel: A brand-new, multib

Global economic and financial conditions improved dramatically during the past year.The emer

ermany's central bank is thinking over a plan to dispatch two birds with one action.A Bundes

There are few, if any, trade lanes that have seen so much extra capacity injected in recent months a

For the past couple months, I've gotten a steady stream of e-mails asking the same question: ''What