Commentary

It was a speech that could have been given by any number of Republicans. The emphasis was on

"Our citizens are willing to pay more in taxes in order to have a considerably higher degree of soci

SEVENTY-THREE SECONDS into its flight 10 years ago this Sunday, the Space Shuttle Challenger explode

It takes a certain arrogance to enter public life. There are few times in history when Cincinnatus i

MENTION THE EURO to a group of Germans, Italians or Frenchmen and the reactions will range from skep

RUSSIA'S BID for membership in the Council of Europe, the continent's democratic club, deserves seri

Some funny things have been happening on the way to next Monday's swearing-in of separatist leader L

BILL CLINTON DECLARED an end to big government Tuesday night, then used his State of the Union speec

Based on December's anemic retail sales, U.S. consumers are not in the spending mood. Neither are th

TRADE DOESN'T CAUSE HOMELESSNESSYes, the homeless are everywhere. However, to imply that thi

Washington's community of trade Cassandras has recently taken to gnashing teeth and pulling hair ove

FLAT TAX FEVER continues to spread, winning converts on the campaign trail and in Washington. Steve

With the recent resumption of Palestinian authority over Nablus and Bethlehem, the peace process in

BUDGIE THE HELICOPTER, a cartoon character conceived by Fergie, alias the Duchess of York, was repor

It's winter in rural Japan. Central heating is a relatively new concept in this 1,200-year-old count

THE RESULTS ARE IN: The World Trade Organization ruled on its first trade dispute last week and the

A grim anniversary has passed unnoticed in Washington, but not in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital th

From his taste for Saumagen (sow-stomach) to his new cookbook of German cuisine, beefy German Chance

REPUBLICANS continue to undermine their own laudable efforts to balance the federal budget. This tim

For many freight railroad customers, the next 12 months could be a tumultuous time. Major carriers i

PRESIDENT ERNESTO ZEDILLO's trip to Europe this week is calculated to bring Mexico closer to the Eur

As the nation's railroads release their final earnings for the last 12 months, it's clear 1995 will

PRESIDENT CLINTON has an unparalleled opportunity this year to help dismantle America's costly farm

The Commerce Department's export control team is struggling to process as many export license applic

While businesses and individuals complain about the high cost of property liability insurance covera

WILL THE LAST REFORMER IN RUSSIA please turn out the lights when you leave? That's the preva

'RUNAWAY VESSELS' HIDE BIG PROBLEMSYour coverage of the tragic sinking of the ship "Kathleen

In death, as in life, Francois Mitterrand continues to evoke controversy. The revelation las

"Extremist" apparently is President Clinton's definition of any effort by Congress to inject common

CHINA'S NEW RESTRICTIONS on domestic distribution of foreign economic data looked, at first glance,

It's not political skill. It's not experience. It's not the promise of great leadership. It's the me

A new era of trade policy dialogue may be upon us. Or is it?Over the years, administration o

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES are riding the crest of an upturn in the commodities markets. They should cash

SCORE ANOTHER VICTORY - albeit a small one - in the campaign to downsize government. The Conference

The homeless are everywhere and nowhere. In a nation that prides itself on keeping statistics about

The threat of aggression is not a constant feature of the global landscape. It ebbs and flows like t

When I go out to run in my blue T-shirt with the four-letter word GATT, I find I cannot avoid a wide

Inflation is a monetary phenomenon. Prices rise when the rate of growth of money outruns the rate of

SPEAKING LANGUAGES, it seems, is of no benefit to dozens of bilingual U.S. Customs inspectors in Mia

FREIGHT RATES are lower when they are set by individuals instead of shipping cartels. That's the con