Commentary

It was the summer I had just turned six, so I can't swear all the details are exactly as I recall th

Somewhere between his duck-hook drive off the first tee at the Biltmore Golf Course and his stubbed

California's consumer advocates, battle weary but wise from the state's recent effort to deregulate

Are we spending too much on AIDS research and prevention, to the neglect of far more prevalent deadl

Business is growing increasingly digital. Sensitive commercial and financial data are moving over th

President Clinton's quest last month for amity and equanimity in Tokyo concluded happily, if predict

You can't keep a good economy down, it seems. Just when it looked like the slow-growth blues were re

An ocean shipping deregulation bill passed the House of Representatives last week, an important mile

Republicans and Democrats apparently can't agree over whether minimum-wage workers deserve some incr

NO SECRET DEALSIN OCEAN SHIPPINGRichard Collins' recent column questioning the motives of th

Capitol Hill's aviation staffers are abuzz with rumors that British Airways and American Airlines ar

Good legislation should strike a balance between social and economic issues and the public interest.

Despite its recent political turmoil, Italy's economic outlook is dramatically better than many of i

Britain has threatened to restrict the entry of U.S. citizens in retaliation for Washington's law ti

Rising gasoline prices have brought out the worst in Democrats and Republicans. Instead of admitting

HOW TO STOPGLOBAL WARMINGAny sincere call for action on global warming requires strong suppo

We keep hearing that the American worker is in trouble. In fact, labor's doing just fine. The bigges

Eurosclerosis, a term used to describe the stagnating state of the European economy in the 1980s, ha

''The strongest man in the world is the man who stands alone.''Henrik Ibsen, Norway's most f

Voters are demanding smaller government at the federal, state and municipal levels. To achieve this,

In the last few days, congressional hearings have been called to take stock of where the nation stan

It's time to take a hard look at the latest and most significant development in democratic action: c

While most of the problems plaguing American foreign policy in Asia center on U.S. relations with Ch

The United States has made the failed talks on a global telecommunications deal look like a resoundi

Mr. Chairman, I hold in my hand a document proving that Charlene Barshefsky did willfully and wanton

Kremlinologists once flocked to Red Square May Day parades to glean insight into Soviet politics by

NORTHWEST: DON'T CAPAVIATION RIGHTSI was extremely disappointed in your March 11 editorial,

President Clinton's fiscal 1997 budget plan contains some changes in the tax rules governing individ

The powerful International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union has a golden opportunity to help

Setting the former communist bloc on its ear, leading journalists at Poland's premier daily, Zycie W

MORE DEBATE NEEDEDON SHIPPING REFORMRichard Collins misses one key point but hits another in

Russia and China re-created a scene from the Cold War last week. In Beijing for a summit, Boris Yelt

At the beginning of the second quarter, the economy has shown a subtle shift away from growth and to

With moderate Republicans joining Democrats, a rise in the U.S. minimum wage seems inevitable. Thoug

Bill Clinton and the leaders of the world's industrial powers have done all they can to help Preside

If memories of the April 15 tax-filing deadline still give you a queasy feeling, take heart. Things

The National Railway Passenger Corp., known as Amtrak, is 25 years old today. A permanent and dedica

The odds on European monetary union are getting shorter by the day as politicians, bankers and busin

Germany's economy remains one of the world's most powerful, but it has been apparent for some time t

Rite Aid, the drug store chain, has angrily denounced the Federal Trade Commission for thwarting its