Commentary

The debate over ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention - one of this century's most importa

T.S. Eliot said that April is the cruelest month. It certainly will be cruel to a long-awaited propo

Like an out-of-shape couch potato promising to exercise eventually, the Clinton administration needs

European Economic and Monetary Union is clearly one of the most important political and economic pos

A variety of economic data point to the inescapable conclusion that the U.S. economy is expanding at

This is a now-it-can-be-told story about a power struggle inside the Federal Reserve System, a power

With Congress dithering endlessly over proposals to modernize the U.S. banking system, the job has

At the beginning of the 19th century, Chief Justice John Marshall wrote that the ''power to tax invo

Israel's efforts to establish itself as the business capital of the Middle East have been dealt a se

Damnation of government as a squanderer of the nation's wealth is so densely woven into political di

Since India began its economic reform program in 1991, foreign investors have been waiting for the c

In less than three months this city will be linked forever with the birth or the death of the new Eu

Trade protectionism, it seems, knows no rational boundaries. Millions of Americans - some estimate 9

South Korea's bulging current-account deficit, a negative ''foreign exchange liquidity index'' and d

Fantasizing about breakthrough ideas that will make you the next megabucks Bill Gates? Forget about

Although the overall benefits of airline deregulation are well-documented, a recent General Accounti

The Brazilian government, taking advantage of the Easter lull, sprung on its Mercosur partners the l

The Environmental Protection Agency made an odd admission last week. Due to a ''data glitch,'' it sa

Is Belarus' President Alexander Lukashenko a buffoon or a new Stalin?It's hard to tell of a

German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, already the country's longest-serving post-World War II leader, has a

U.S. trade officials and free-trade boosters have been wringing their hands lately over a big Canadi

Congress has found an answer at last to the 800-year-old conflict in Ireland.Golf videos.And

Last month, executives at the Liggett Group, maker of Chesterfield and other brands of cigarettes, a

In August of 1996, the Food and Drug Administration finalized new regulations curtailing tobacco adv

What does your employer know about you? Thanks to technology, just about anything it wants. There is

With retail competition in the electric utility industry a looming reality, one thorny issue that mu

Earlier this week the European Union took a small, but potentially significant, step toward deregula

Vice President Al Gore went to Beijing last week to assure China's communist leaders that no matter

South Korea, recently admitted to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, has tak

LEASING NAVY TERMINALTO COSCO BENEFITS ALLI want to commend you for your March 18 editorial

The McCarthyist aberration in America smeared individuals, eroded civil debate and contributed to th

Farmers in the rich countries tend to take their transportation for granted. We're long past the day

Japan's collusive and discriminatory port practices are taking a well-deserved drubbing from the Uni

Akey partner in India's wobbly coalition government is threatening to pull out unless Prime Minister

Canadians, beware! Unless immediate action is taken, Canada will become the 51st state of the Americ

Last month marked the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, the agreement establishing the forerun

The fun part of watching the legislative follies in Washington is to note the absurd guises various

As the new Congress and the executive branch get down to business, the time has come to restore mome

Foreign aid is not the most popular government program. As most taxpayers are aware, much of America

NO NEED TO CHANGEORIGIN LABELING RULESI am writing to set the record straight on claims by t