Commentary

International trade is often considered a simple two-way exchange between nations. The theory of com

uthorities in central New Jersey still aren't sure about the origin of the roaming 431-pound Bengal

In this season of sour politics, medical research is thriving as Washington's sole object of biparti

Brazil's downturn and the emerging slowdown in Europe need not threaten longer-term worldwide econom

Roses are redViolets are blueBoy, do I haveComputer games for you!Now that's

orm is threatening to overtake substance in shipping-law reform.A proposal by the Federal M

The dispute between the United States and the European Union over the EU's banana-import regime may

I read with interest the op-ed article by Prof. Kenneth J. Button of George Mason University, ''Open

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is one of the strongest leaders in the western world. He attracts

On our recent trip to Russia, we encountered a country struggling to define its future in the midst

The combatants in Europe's long-running shipping wars are preparing to move on to new - hopefully hi

Brazil's devaluation of its currency without causing fearsome repercussions in U.S. financial market

f you think currency crises and depressions are faraway problems of developing countries, think agai

The United States, since World War II, has played Santa Claus, the Good Samaritan, the giver of firs

Countless middle-aged citizens have attended class reunions to find, to their surprise, that the peo

As container shipping reform approaches, it's a fascinating exercise to look for useful lessons from

ovie stars, pro wrestlers and a beauty queen joined frogs, lizards, lobsters and dalmatians over t

For Vice President Al Gore and other promoters of environmental purity, there isn't an issue of grea

In your opinion pages Dec. 24 (''Hong Kong losing identity,'' Page 4A), Edward Neilan writes that Ho

ederal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan cracked open a door last week and let a gust of cold wind i

marketing program aimed at a very specific seg- ment of the driving public shifts into a higher gea

The Argentine peso is in the first line of fire now that the Brazilian real has gone down in flames.

This is not supposed to be a column for the lovelorn, but Valentine's Day is becoming an increasingl

It doesn't rival impeachment, Bosnia or Iraq. It can't even hold a candle to the flu. The common col

The North American Free Trade Agreement debate rages on. Public Citizen, a self-styled consumer watc

The toll from Hurricane Mitch is overwhelming: 10,000 dead, two million homeless, much of the econom

Russian President Boris Yeltsin snubbed her. Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov warned her in no uncert

The minority government formed by Turkish political veteran Bulent Ecevit of the Democratic Left Par

One shouldn't begin a column like this without noting that there is nobody in the shipping business

ost vacation paradises run advertisements that feature trim young people in breathtaking sur- roun

t long last Washington's obsession with President Clinton's affair with a White House intern could

The key ingredient to a strong and vibrant economy is a free-market system that has as little interf

Will a scarcity of fresh water be a constraint on food production and human survival in the 21st cen

In his recent article, ''Pesticide ruling will hurt exporters'' (Dec. 18, Page 1A), reporter Bill Mo

he International Olympics Committee offers a good illustration of how not to run a responsible inter

During this year's State of the Union speech, President Clinton was making a promise a minute - lite

Baseball is back in the nation's good graces. Four years after it self-destructed in a labor dispute

Imagine a company that is right there at ground zero when a new industry is about to boom and transf

During the past several years, Kazakhstan has pursued methodical, sound policies that have stabilize

The Greek childrens' revolution gets swinging at approximately 10 a.m. each day on Athens' Sacred Wa