Commentary

Trade protectionism has many guises, and one of the most popular is consumer protection.Take

Despite all the talk of downsizing and ''entrepreneurial government'' buzzing around city halls and

Russian President Boris Yeltsin had good news to announce at last weekend's Group of 7 summit: He is

Bolstered by the recent Canadian election, Ottawa is likely to take a harder line on a number of cul

On July 1, a rare historic event will take place - the handover of Hong Kong from Britain to China.

U.S. maritime authorities say they are aware of the many temptations that might lure the China Ocean

In a 1966 adventure film, ''Our Man Flint,'' America's answer to James Bond takes on a gang of well-

A comprehensive survey of Hong Kong's attitude toward Chinese rule in just two weeks reveals a phleg

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Seldom has that old saw been more applicable than to the current de

The White House and congressional leaders are trying again to extend the benefits of the North Ameri

Do small, state-inspected meat processors deserve the same rights to access markets as their federal

As a pediatrician, I've never had a parent complain that the air was too clean for their child to br

Polish President Alexander Kwasniewski, defying his own former communist allies, has signed a law re

It's almost the best of all possible worlds. The nation's first-quarter economic growth is close to

What is most striking about the debate now under way on tax cut legislation is that the interests of

This week, Rep. Nick Smith, R-Mich., in an attempt to appease a small but vocal group of foreign shi

Vaclav Klaus finds it hard to say he is sorry. A notoriously arrogant and strong-minded man, the Cze

There's one respect, perhaps the only one, in which Russia's President Boris Yeltsin will outweigh h

The more things change, the more they stay the same. The United States has vowed to keep this wisdom

It was, perhaps, inevitable that the 25th anniversary of the bungled Watergate break-in that doomed

Chalk up another victory for talented wordsmiths at a political summit.Faced with a dangerou

Russia's youthful First Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov may have shot himself in the foot when,

An important reason for the surprisingly vibrant economic activity over the past year is the unexpec

Israel and Jordan have reached another water agreement, putting to rest a lingering controversy aris

Preparations for next week's Earth Summit Two in New York, marking the anniversary of the celebrated

Although the Clinton administration insists there is no connection between aid to Russia and Boris Y

The Federal Trade Commission has become the target of unfair criticism for trying to bring its produ

Recently, The Des Moines Register ran a praiseful column on Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born wheat bree

In a centrally planned system, banking and finance play a decidely minor role. Since the production

HARBOR FEE REFUNDS ARELARGER THAN YOU THINKExporters seeking refunds of harbor maintenance f

The annual summit season is upon us again. It will culminate this weekend in Denver where the leader

Professional life isn't quite what they told us it was at our college commencement. Hard work, persi

After the ValuJet accident in 1996, the airline industry developed a plan to prevent similar tragedi

Leaders of eight Muslim nations met in Istanbul over the weekend to launch the ''Developing Eight''

This is the moment of China. The 1980s may have belonged to Japan and the first half of the 1990s to

Helmut Kohl's dreams could dissolve into a nightmare by tonight.The German chancellor's life

The clock starts running today on a historic deal between CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp. to ac

In a rare instance of global solidarity, nations of the world joined hands last week in Geneva for a

Faced with worsening lead, carbon monoxide and other air pollutants during the 1960s, the public rig

Without much fanfare, the administration last month made a decision that will save the Treasury at l