Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Britons are famous for their stiff upper lips, but they can also put their stomachs on the line for

The House this week is expected to pass a bill extending new apparel trade benefits to Africa, ahead

Approximately 4,500 cases have been filed in the United States Court of International Trade and more

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

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

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

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

Kosher food can be hard to find in many towns across America and outside this country as well. So wh

U.S.-Chinese maritime relations, which have been on the upswing, face another key test in a round of

Big companies regularly get bad press, but they're a vital part of modern economies. In addition to

A CRASH COURSEIN TRUCK STATSYour recent Feb. 19, front-page story ''In high gear: debate ove

Warnings by semiconductor maker Intel Corp. late last week that earnings would drop sent global sto

The container shipping industry needs to take a hard, cold look at itself. For far too long it has s

It's two o'clock in the morning inside a modest gray-painted apartment in the Swiss town of Berne. T

U.S. exporters may soon get a tax break, but it's the Supreme Court, not tax-cutting Republicans, wh

Less than 500 working days are left to immunize computers against the millennium bug - the potential

China's National People's Congress, which opened Thursday, reeks of Socialist pomp as soldiers march

Adecade ago, Asia criticized the United States for its laziness and inability to change with the tim

The worst of Asia's financial crisis may be over, but its financial outlook is far from improving. T

PHILADELPHIA STORYA BUNCH OF HOOEYYour negative piece entitled ''Philadelphia story'' (Feb.

During the standoff with Iraq, U.S. public opinion was strongly divided on what to do. The president

Will the economic crisis in East Asia have a silver lining? That depends on whether the blame is u

A common theme running through many of President Clinton's recent domestic policy initiatives has be

JONES ACT DRIVESUS JOBS OVERSEASWhat a thrill - Anthony Poplawski's and George Ryan's fictio

U.S. trade interests may be facing a new but invisible foe in their battle against unilateral sancti