Commentary

It hasn't yet reached the intensity of the wars on tobacco and alcohol. But the beginnings are visib

After ignoring for years the threat of the millennium computer problem - under which some computers

Never stand between a dog and a tree. That's a piece of advice Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister

The European spy hit his stride halfway into the Baku-to-Tbilisi flight as the passenger jet left th

For years, the doctrine of ''revenue neutrality'' has kept a damper on both sides of the budget deba

Language enrollments in our nation's colleges drop or rise over time, like the price of securities o

Should the U.S. government ban imports of American-made goods originally sold overseas? No, the Supr

In his ''Confession,'' St. Patrick writes about his father, Calpurnius, a landowner, a member of the

Asia's financial troubles seem to have eased in recent weeks, but plenty of problems remain. Japan o

There's almost no U.S. trade with Africa, and very few negotiations going on there to open markets,

Until very recently, the booming economies of East Asia were held up as a model for all developing n

After a long period of mutual suspicion, the United Nations and big business are joining forces to h

These people are like cockroaches. Stamp your feet and they run off somewhere else.''That is

After decades of living in its own world, China is now determined to join the rest of us. News from

Congress is debating what to many Americans may seem an arcane issue with little relevance to their

SHORT LINES DIDN'TINFLUENCE OWENYour recent article on the renomination of Gus Owen to the S

Despite the black market in Russian military hardware, FBI Director Louis J. Freeh does not believe

The U.S. legal system is supposed to assure an orderly society, settle disputes and ensure that thos

''Corporate welfare'' is frequently denounced across the political spectrum, but an egregious exampl

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, one of Washington's biggest business lobbyists, is planning a full-sca

Headlines tell the story. A revved-up economy with record high employment has created a seller's mar

The Oxford American Dictionary defines monopoly as ''exclusive possession of the trade in some commo

Bread lines and bomb craters. Scan the world today and you will see far fewer of each than a half ce

Nothing pleases a politician like a new bridge or dam, so it's no surprise that Portugal is going al

The list of grievances drawn up by rail shippers against the Surface Transportation Board is as leng

Now that educational ideologues of various types have claimed vindication in the latest findings of

It's a bad day for a person in public life when he first walks into a room and hears the words: ''Th

Enrique Iglesias, the high-energy, peripatetic president of the Inter-American Development Bank, was

It has housed princes and paupers and seen better days as a lunatic asylum, a hospital and an old fo

A top issue facing Congress this year is the reauthorization of the Intermodal Surface Transportatio

At last December's climate change conference in Kyoto, Japan, the Clinton administration committed t

By all accounts, ''fast track'' negotiating authority is dead for this year, and probably until afte

Call it the ''Millennial Syndrome'' or ''Ratings Anxiety.'' Whatever phrase applies, there is clearl

While we have been distracted by the on-again, off-again crisis in Iraq, significant events are taki

The long-running hegemony of Germany's larger-than-life chancellor, Helmut Kohl, may be nearing an e

Indonesia's already serious problems just got worse. To no one's surprise, the famously corrupt Pres

When the allegations surrounding President Clinton and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky sur

With the next millennium in sight, New Europe is casting adrift from Old Europe.The future w

Give me the dateline and I'll tell you the accent - from Kabul to Peshawar, from Buulo Berde to Bata

The Clinton administration recently announced plans to invest $28 million of taxpayer money in new i