Commentary

Switzerland's image has been stained recently by its handling of the Nazi gold scandal, but it has m

In a move restoring some reason to U.S. foreign policy, the Clinton administration is reportedly con

Taking up the most important civil rights case in 20 years, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to dec

Are American farm organizations derailing their own future with quibbles over ''fast track'' trade-n

Brenda Barnes and Andy Green would seem to have little in common - apart from the headlines they rec

POLITICAL POSTURING FROMINSURANCE COMMISSIONERWe wish to respond to a contention made earlie

While the global spotlight naturally focuses on fast fixes to urgent problems, such as putting out f

Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is mightily peeved at the French for signing a $2 billion natu

Normality is returning to Europe just in time.Helmut Kohl, Germany's longest-serving chancel

Say ''FBI,'' and most people think of crusading agents in conservative suits swooping down on the so

One of the lesser-known phenomena on Capitol Hill is the financial triumph of medical research. Cong

Some dangerous ideas are being tossed around in the name of cleaning up our campaign finance system.

He has been called wily, bodacious, Machiavellian, cunning, aggressive, brazen. While half of Washin

Remember your economic and political history lessons: colonialism; financial capitalism; economic im

The United States took India to the World Trade Organization Monday in a bid to end Delhi's ban on o

TEXTILE ISSUECLARIFIEDI refer to The Journal of Commerce's article entitled ''Hong Kong laud

Taiwan on Monday ordered checks on imported U.S. beef for a potentially lethal strain of E. coli bac

Luxembourg, which assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union last summer, has the unenvia

The majority of America's work force is facing wage stagnation as companies seek to control costs by

It's a brave government that opens itself to accusations of ''unilateral disarmament'' from politica

An amazing fad has captured the imagination of preteens, a fad so mindless, so lacking in humane fea

Teamsters drivers who struck the United Parcel Service in August found strong sympathy among average

Although violent crime has decreased in some cities, poverty, homelessness, racism, drug abuse, teen

Rep. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., may reflect the left wing of the House on trade and labor issues, but la

Ted Turner might as well dump his billion dollars in the Zambezi River for all the good it's going t

The summer of '97, like many before it, provided ample opportunities for outdoor activities, but in

The Surface Transportation Board is facing a decision on whether to grant the Southern Motor Carrier

As if Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party didn't have enough problems these days, a st

In light of the well-publicized downsizings of Fortune 500 companies, imagine this headline and acco

The Boys of the Sixties reassembled here recently to mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark Kenne

QUESTIONABLEECONOMICSWhatever your position on ''fast track'' authority in negotiating trade

The Cold War is over and the biggest menace to the United States and the free world - Communism - is

The front page of the Washington Post Sept. 20 was dominated by photographs of Michael Chang and Pet

In the context of U.S. national security, the importance of Latin America has almost faded from memo

European leaders gather in Amsterdam today to sign the Treaty of Amsterdam, another truck stop on th

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone has a dilemma. It doesn't like foreign suppliers of parts, preferring

There are no wars to be fought or dictators to be dared and no communists or Mafia gangsters to be g

I have spent the past week trawling through the scripted and unscripted utterances of Prime Minister

THE PROUD HISTORYOF S/S AMERICAN VICTORYYour article of Sept. 10 concerning the James River

Forget that 5 cent cigar. What the world needs are railroaders capable of managing growth. The fello