Commentary

For most of the post-Cold War era, when the United States sneezed, Asia caught a cold. Just a decade

TITLE XI PROGRAMYIELDS BIG BENEFITSJohn S. Tottie's June 18 opinion article, ''Scrap Title X

Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat and protector of the poor and the downtrodden, tried to stage a great

Now is the time for all who value the good health of the American political system to stand against

Boris Yeltsin has unveiled an amazing strategy for winning Russia's July 3 presidential election. Mr

Economic summits, like the one set for Lyons, France, this week, elicit one of two reactions: They a

The Stanley Cup and NBA Finals haven't been the only thing on the minds of the National Hockey Leagu

It has been called one of the seven wonders of the United States, a 42,800-mile network of concrete,

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

Fifty years ago, the Greek merchant fleet lay in ruins. By the end of World War II, all that remaine

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

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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