Commentary

Since 1990, the United States has given more than $12 billion in aid to the Soviet Union, initially,

More than 200 years ago, Samuel Johnson wrote, "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life."

By passing a ballot initiative denying public benefits to illegal immigrants, Californians have igni

GOVERNMENTS worldwide are opening their airports to private operators. Just last week officials from

INTEL, the computer chip company, has taken a public beating over a minor flaw in its Pentium proces

The North American Free Trade Agreement threatens to put transportation workers out of work - but ex

Both House and Senate Republicans are still trying to decide who will get leadership positions on ma

THE GATT DEBATE IS OVER, but the global trade debate in this country has just begun. The United Stat

Bribery, graft, nepotism and a general lack of concern for ethical conduct by public officials prese

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION is turning over a much-needed new leaf in its dealings with Japan.

WITH THE GATT VOTE finally settled, the Clinton administration now turns its attention to free trade

When the heads of state of every country in the hemisphere except Cuba converge on Miami for the Dec

FOCUS ON THE BIG PICTURE IN ROMANIAI was completely taken aback by the gross distort

When the Republicans invade Congress en masse in January, one of their major goals will becutting th

THE HOUSE'S lopsided vote for the GATT provided a welcome boost before today's Senate showdown. Stil

AN UNSETTLED Mexico will watch today as a new president is sworn into office. Ernesto Zedill

With the congressional vote on GATT reaching its conclusion today, we again should expect to hear an

The Nov. 20 elections in this oil-endowed state that straddles the Isthmus of Tehuantepec hold subst

Can there be a place where employers and employees risk legal action if they consult with each other

THERE WERE MANY Democratic casualties on Nov. 8, and some were not even running for re-election.

I had my epiphany on trade when I worked for a congressional agency. There I wore a steel crown, wri

Saburo Sakai looks like your average aging salaryman. He is dressed in a gray, nondescript business

NORWAY was always a long shot for membership in the European Union. It already had rejected Europe o

US-FLAG SUPPORTERS WILL TRY AGAIN IN '95In his Nov. 17 opinion article, "Here's How

NEWT GINGRICH is satisfied. So is Bob Dole. In fact, most of the pieces are in place as Congress rec

WITH ITS MARITIME SUBSIDY PLAN dead for the year - and possibly forever - the Clinton administration

Labor leaders hit hard by the Republican takeover of Congress are finding some consolation in the pr

Leaders of the new Republican-led Congress already have outlined an ambitious program for the first

Watching from the shores of the Bosporus as passenger ferries zip across the bow of a huge bulk carr

BY THE END of this week, a bitter proxy fight for control of the Santa Fe railroad likely will be de

GERMAN CHANCELLOR Helmut Kohl has told citizens some unpleasant economic truths: The nation is overt

It seems implausible that now, with state and local governments required to meet stricter clean-air

The war on smoking has put the rules of restaurants in flux. So while we're at it, how about banning

Q. Why should Congress vote on the GATT bill in a lame duck session? Why not let the new Congress do

SPURRED BY REPUBLICAN CALLS to limit welfare to the poor, Labor Secretary Robert Reich is now urging

BOB DOLE continues to play dangerous games with GATT. The incoming Senate majority leader isnow thre

Re, an Egyptian deity also known as Ra, seems to be making a comeback in 20th- century America - as

In the aftermath of the Republican landslide, it appears the GOP's "Contract With America" will get

The Federal Reserve System drained more than $300 million in reserves from the nation's banks in lat

As recently as two weeks ago it appeared the Dec. 9-11 Summit of the Americas in Miami was heading t