Commentary

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

"Agreements are to be kept" is a maxim dating back to Roman times. It lays the foundation for contra

WHEN RYUTARO HASHIMOTO was chosen to head Japan's government last week, he became the country's eigh

Rene Preval will be inaugurated as the new president of Haiti on Feb. 7, succeeding Jean-Bertrand Ar

WASHINGTON has long clamored for a level playing field in international trade. It's now getting it.

A blizzard transformed this city, largest in America, into a tiny village. The Jan. 7-8 bliz

FORESEEN DAYS IN ADVANCE, the Blizzard (One?) of '96 left much of the East Coast helpless when it ar

ON THE PRESIDENCY: * "In a time when people can subscribe to 25 special interest magazines a

As a manager of exchange rates, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin has few peers. For the forme

What do the tragic crash of American Airlines Flight 965 in Colombia, the president and CEO of Ford

SHOULDER-LENGTH HAIR appears to be all the rage among South Korean women, but to one economist it is

Although 1995 was not a banner year for trade, it was not for lack of substance in the U.S. trade ag