Commentary

Agriculture is in trouble, which is why farmers across America talk of a ''conspiracy toeliminate fa

Federal officials are deciding what to do with the first unified budget surplus since 1969. This sur

It is the most fundamental thing. It's how we distinguish one person from the next, one object from

The peak import season is upon us. Actually, ''peak season'' is a misnomer, given the relatively ful

The U.S. chemical industry owns the trademark ''Responsible Care.'' It took out the trademark on tho

Rarely have regulators had an easier choice. When the Surface Transportation Board met this week to

Over the past few months, on the New York highway between Manhattan and LaGuardia Airport in Queens,

One of the least discussed consequences of the introduction of the euro as the standard currency of

We're approaching the 40th anniversary of the world's last big famine. It occurred in China between

Asenior Chinese official on Tuesday sent a reassuring sign to traders around the world: China, said

Police in five European countries last month arrested more than 80 suspected Islamic militants in a

ANTI-DUMPING CRITICISMOVERLOOKS FACTSI am writing in response to the review on June 5 of my

Throughout most of the 1990s, Korean carmakers have been drag-racing each other up a steep growth cu

In what is unquestionably the most bizarre event to unfold on a Los Angeles freeway, or any highway,

The last bit of shocking news from India - before it foolishly exploded five nuclear weapons three w

CHINA DOESN'T CONTROLHONG KONG PAPERIn his May 29 column (''Hong Kong's media watchdog,'' Op

Thirty years ago, as the first containerized cargo ships began arriving at European ports, Europe's

Only three years ago, as Mexico descended into a severe recession sparked by its December 1994 peso

Uncle Sam's doghouse is filling up. First, India earned a place there for its nuclear tests. Now Pak

A few years ago, we took a close look at the Internal Revenue Service's management systems. Our conc

Forget drug dealing. The latest - and safest - way to make money illegally is to steal expensive car

While the world is transfixed by the underground tests in India and Pakistan, another nuclear risk l

If anyone is wondering how much faith Chile puts in President Clinton's ability to get free-trade au

For decades Conrail has had a stranglehold over rail freight access to major cities throughout the N

America's roaring economy has corporate executives grinning from ear to ear, but tight labor markets

For the moment, the Russian economy appears to have stabilized, but the causes of the crisis have ha

Anatoly Chubais, the architect of Russian privatization who has just been given chairmanship of the

To most executives, Los Angeles International Airport is where you drive to catch a plane. Or consig

BETTER WAYS TOEMPOWER WORKERSJoanne Ciulla's comments on employee ''empowerment'' (''A bette

President Clinton has been asking Congress all year to pony up an additional $18 billion for the Int

In the great debate over ''free and fair'' trade, opposing interests draw lines, point fingers and e

Buried in an Associated Press dispatch from Moscow was a line that showed Russia has truly shed the

When the U.S. Congress approved the entry of Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary into NATO, it ac

On July 1, 1998, U.S. authorities will begin implementing a change in U.S. trade laws - known as sun

Federal regulators will have a chance next week to break up a monopoly that has dominated its market

After months of unrelenting trouble, a battered Indonesia finally got some good news: Government off

The orchestration of President Clinton's upcoming trip to China and Hong Kong this month has exceede

Despite the successful $4 billion bond offering by the South Korean government in April, the Korean

Professor: Class will come to order. Today we will discuss reporting news of medical progress. Why i

The Clinton administration's new strategy for business regulation is simple enough. It looks for a l