Commentary

Any lingering doubts of the importance of foreign investment - both inward and outward - to the nati

FRANCE IS EUROPEAN, it seems, as long as Europe is French. The less it is, the more upset the French

SUNDAY'S TRANS-ATLANTIC SUMMIT in Madrid is being billed in Europe as the start of a new era in U.S.

On Dec. 1, Mexico's center-right National Action Party (PAN) - long dismissed as the Avis of Mexican

With much grumbling from retailers and consumers, Britain moved a step closer in October toward the

CHINA'S GLOSSY NEW PACKAGE of trade reforms, unveiled last week by President Jiang Zemin, has Wester

KEEPING QUEBEC'S FRENCH CULTURE ALIVEMax Schulz's denunciation of "cultural tyranny

THE NATIONAL 55-mph speed limit has been a hallmark of federal paternalism. Begun in 1974 to save fu

Two weeks ago an out-of-town friend stayed at my house because she had to be at the airport early th

COMPLETING A CIRCLE that began after World War II, the Czech Republic Tuesday became the first commu

PEACE IN BOSNIA can be enforced, but it will require more than just NATO troops. Western reconstruct

David E. Bonior of Michigan, the second-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives, wants to s

Fidel Castro claims Cuba's economy has bottomed out and is now on the path to recovery, growing at a

Just a few yards from McDonald's and squeezed between shop fronts, the modestentrance to 150

WANT A REFUND? FILE A LAWSUITIn its recent landmark decision, the U.S. Court of Internationa

REPORTS PUBLISHED in the British tabloids say Prime Minister John Major plans to appoint Princess Di

Yes, we do have bananas - at least 10 acres worth - according to Mickey Kantor. The U.S. tra

AMERICANS are growing more protectionist by the day, yet no one in government seems to care. Even wo

If there ever has been more anger and fear among American workers than right now, aside from the Dep

AT A TIME when principle is in short supply in Washington, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Bill Ro

SHIPPING BILL WOULD NOT DEREGULATEYour recent editorial, "Shipping and Antitrust," (Nov. 7,

Foreign aid is a major target of Washington's budget cutters. Indeed, two goals tend to drive this d

WASHINGTON got its first taste of America's newly aggressive labor movement last week. Thirty railro

It is hard to imagine President Clinton and his administration mishandling relations with Asia any m

LUCIEN BOUCHARD, the charismatic Quebec separatist who nearly succeeded last month in splitting Queb

NAFTA IS HARMFUL FOR US EMPLOYMENTYour Oct. 20 opinion article, "Nafta Hasn't Cost America J

Federal Reserve actions have resulted in a major slowdown in monetary growth since early 1994. Both

POLAND'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION on Sunday, which installed a former communist in office, sent hardly

One key to the tax reform debate now raging in Washington is the issue of fairness. Many opponents o

Germany is beginning to flex its muscles and that's good for Europe. Finance Minister Theo W

SEN. HOLLINGS: LEAVE ITC ALONESen. Ernest F. Hollings' Nov. 16 letter to the editor shows th

SUNDAY'S AGREEMENT to reopen the government produced no clear winner in the face-off between Republi

RUSSIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS will go ahead next month as planned now that a constitutional chall

The government shutdown has captured the attention and time of everyone on Capitol Hill - and that c

Attention, presidential candidates. Looking for a campaign issue? Privatizing Social Security is goi

SOME poll-conscious lawmakers, anxious to escape blame for the government's shutdown, have demanded

SUNDAY'S ASIA-PACIFIC economic summit - the one President Clinton did not attend - concluded as all

RICH PAY MORE; SHOULD GET MOREI agree with some of your objections to special subsid

Through a heady mix of boneheaded negotiating tactics and heartless accounting, Newt Gingrich and Bo

Having taken a breather of several years, North American companies across many industries are back i