Commentary

Living in the shadow of the neighboring Russia, Ukraine, Europe's largest, but one of the least know

LIBERTY ISN'T TRYINGTO CORNER MARKETYour June 14 article, ''Carrier moves to dominate delive

It doesn't take much to bring out the nationalism and jingoism that lie just below the surface in ma

Boris Yeltsin's dramatic decision to fire three of his top advisers has solidified his political pow

In the old Soviet Union, laborers joked, ''The Communists pretend to pay us and we pretend to work.'

Despite heated campaign rhetoric aimed at the World Trade Organization, its first 18 months have bee

Mary Schiavo, the Transportation Department's inspector general, had her reputation lifted a little

FIRMLY OPPOSEDTO UP-SP COZY MERGERAs an adviser to members of the Kansas-Colorado-Oklahoma S

The 1970s subjected Americans to bad music, bad clothes and bad laws. Over a quarter-century later,

Hopes rose high from New Hampshire on June 11 of last year. Bill Clinton and Newt Gingrich sat befor

Those who want to make English the nation's official language have overlooked a simple fact: English

For weeks, the European Union had been thwarted in its decision-making by British Prime Minister Jo

While ValuJet fumblings occupy the front pages, an historic development in aviation is taking place

Following a period of strong growth in the 1960s, the Midwest began a protracted period of decline i

Brazilian workers gearing up for a one-day general strike today found an ally thousands of miles awa

UP-SP MERGERIS GOOD FOR SHIPPERSThe Surface Transportation Board will shortly be facing a cr

I have worked with people all my adult life and, to tell the truth, I do not think they have a futur

It remains to be seen whether the concessions offered by British Prime Minister John Major will be e

Israel's new government has tossed the Clinton administration's Mideast policy into a tailspin.<

Once every four years, some of the nation's best lawyers get together to give the next administratio

The Clinton administration has announced that it will oppose Boutros Boutros-Ghali for a second term

The Geneva employees of the World Trade Organization, including Secretary General Renato Ruggiero, w

''We Russians are doomed,'' wrote philosopher Gregory Chadayev in 1849, ''to teach mankind some awfu

The U.S. now stands a good chance of surviving Uncle Sam's last big farming mistake.The shar

Japan has always been a tough market for U.S. companies, as Eastman Kodak Co. and scores of others c

Montreal has changed since I last visited 16 years ago. There are more skyscrapers downtown, and Old

A profound shift is under way in the approach developing countries and international financial insti

Whitewater aside, the Clinton administration's anti-corruption campaign seems to be working.

For three years, Bill Clinton has floated like a sunny-faced Macy's parade balloon, untouched by the

The scorecard after the first round of Russia's presidential election is far from clear. Incumbent P

Transportation Secretary Federico Pena took the right first step Tuesday asking Congress to take the

The U.S. stance on liberalizing the $600 billion global telecommunications market suggests it is no

Oregon's experiment with mail-in elections was a great success with voters, who cast ballots in reco

Reducing highway congestion, enhancing motorist safety, saving fuel and improving air quality are wo

If U.S. television is a reflection of our society, it seems that racially we are operating on differ

One recent, sunny Friday evening I did something that would have been impossible only a few years ag

Consistency has never been a hallmark of Bill Clinton's presidency. When it comes to one important i

The United States and China may have escaped one bruising scrape over trade by reaching a deal on th

UP/SP MERGERSHOULD BE DENIEDHundreds of letters from shippers have been sent to the Surface

Now that warm weather is here, farmers, foresters and range managers around the country are preparin