Commentary

The recent terror bombing in Saudi Arabia and the news that imported crude oil for the first time in

Child labor in the poorest of poor countries has become a target of highly publicized and often quit

The latest reports on Nike's worldwide production facilities have again focused a spotlight on child

Hard science is beginning to overcome raw emotion in the debate over silicone breast implants. A ste

In its own way, last July 3 was perhaps as significant as the famous day after. According to the Ame

U.S. airlines have launched a bitter - and hypocritical - attack on one of their own. Chief executiv

One quick look at Indonesia shows us why the world's farmers are excited about the potential of expo

More than six weeks after the election that deprived conservative Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus of a p

The political silly season has given rise to some real foolishness about smoking. Bob Dole's equivoc

NADER ATTACKSTHE WRONG PROBLEMOnce again, Ralph Nader is attacking Congress for all the wron

When all else fails, propose a tax cut.Seeking to inject some life into the floundering pres

When the U.S. hockey team beat the Soviet Union in the 1960 Winter Olympics, I watched with surprise

Advertising has discovered the extraterrestrial - and it's not always the prettiest of pictures.

Canada's national unity debate has focused, quite naturally, on Quebec's relentless campaign to sece

The newly enacted Helms-Burton law has received worldwide media attention, mainly for the complaints

Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin's assurances the government will continue economic reform

The following memo was found in a trash bin outside Dole for President headquarters in Washington.

America's 4 million-mile road network is history's greatest public works achievement. Capped by the

Some of the most flagrant examples of wasteful government spending are federal and state job-trainin

''I think that of all the things that have ever been done in my country, this is the stupidest,'' Ji

President Ernesto Zedillo's drive to democratize this country's boss-infested political system has,

Commentators in the East and the West view the approach of an ''Asian-Pacific century'' with a mix o

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testified before Congress last week about the outlook for th

The pledge by South Africa's deputy president, Thabo Mbeki, that his country's government will pursu

To show how serious it is about waging war against illicit drugs, the Clinton administration has lau

Third-party candidate Ross Perot injected much life into the presidential election four years ago by

Science will provide. That's the confident assurance of the optimists in response to worrisome signs

Having abandoned managed trade in autos and auto parts with Japan last year, the United States is cl

Quiz time! What's the most popular trend in American business today? No, it's not Fortune's 500 bigg

If some members of Congress have their way, there soon may be relatively few countries in the world

When the school district here made an impassioned plea last spring for donations to avoid laying off

On a wooded hilltop in northern Italy, not far from Milan, the message appears suddenly, spray-paint

Japan's corporate elite, embarrassed by a series of recent misdeeds within its ranks, is polishing i

Between July 19 and Aug. 4, nearly 2 million people are expected to attend the Centennial Olympic Ga

Thousands of railroad workers nationwide could walk off the job next week if labor leaders can't rea

A chief executive of a major U.S. company was asked recently about past decisions to move some of hi

Dear Sir:I am writing in response to the July 15 article by James Tien, a well-known Hong Ko

The United States and China will establish early next year a high-level panel to promote closer busi

Now that the anonymous author of ''Primary Colors'' has been uncovered, Washington can return to nor

Russia's recent presidential election cleared up at least one issue: Russian voters rejected a retur