Commentary

Antiquated and long overdue for termination, the hospital system of the Department of Veterans Affai

This week's meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund come at a time whenthe U.S. e

Arthur Imperatore is one of America's best known trucking executives. From modest beginnings in nort

For the first time since a nationally televised confrontation between law Professor Anita Hill and f

SORTING OUT THE GULF SHIP DEBATEIn his Sept. 27 reply to your Sept. 20 Washington Re

It lies in the mists of time. But, as some reckon it, it happened in the fall of 1961. As bugles bla

EVERY PRESIDENT since Dwight Eisenhower has trumpeted the importance of exports. Now it's Bill Clint

TIMES ARE TOUGH ALL OVER. Britain's royal family confirmed Wednesday that perks for the 400

Last Friday Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, told a special session of the U

Do not be deceived by the fancy rhetoric that Bill Clinton wove around his Rube Goldberg plan to res

After years of battling for access to Japan's legal services market, foreign lawyers and trade negot

SOUTH AFRICA BELLIES UP to the international investment bar at the worst possible time. From Russia

IMAGINE YOU'RE TRAVELING internationally and the rules have just changed. Your airline ticket must n

They were once feared, scorned and even considered threats to the sovereignty of nation-states. But

THE INTERNATIONAL COFFEE ORGANIZATION, a group of 70 coffee producing and consuming nations, has los

GRASSLEY'S MARITIME CHARGES UNFOUNDEDYour recent article concerning Admiral Al Herbe

The European Community faces a damaging rift over economic policy just as it struggles to recover fr

KEEP THE HEAT ON FIDEL CASTROContrary to your Aug. 24 editorial, "End the Trade Emba

THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE is nearing a crisis. Even as imports are growing, budget cuts will reduce t

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION's new aviation agreement with Germany is a victory for air travelers, air

Rail labor isn't optimistic it can convince Vice President Albert Gore to withdraw the proposal to p

President Clinton's health-care reform proposal is an economic experiment of unparalleled dimension

When Congress repeals economic sanctions against South Africa in answer to the call today by the Afr

During the past month, debate over the North American free-trade agreement has shifted from its pote

FOR DECADES, Americans have wrestled with the paradox of pesticides. The bug- killing chemicals assu

The city behind the federal facade here, like most big cities, is looking for revenue. Unlik

IT WAS A MASTERFUL political performance. President Clinton's health-care address to Congres

MINE WORKERS WERE NOT BAILED OUTYour Sept. 16 article, "Teamster Infighting Puts Uni

It's the money, stupid. After weeks of leaks - many of them trial balloons quickly shot down

Railroads advanced the growth and prosperity of our nation by extending trade - free trade. Railroad

AMONG THE MASSIVE COSTS of the health care reform plan President Clinton outlined last night are som

BORIS YELTSIN'S gutsy decision to dissolve Russia's parliament and call early elections gives his be

Rhetoric in the Clinton White House is jobs, jobs, jobs. However, many, perhaps most, of its policie

President Clinton cited the benefits of deficit reduction in lowering interest rates, raising invest

ANOTHER DAY, another fragile compromise. After 12 hours of talks, European Community governm

Japanese industry howling about the yen's 11 percent surge since February is like the monkey who put

GOVERNMENT HAS A HABIT of needless meddling. Take Southern California's Alameda Corridor, the nation

CLINTON ADMINISTRATION efforts to convince Japan to agree to numerical targets for U.S. imports aren

OFFICIALLY, the health-care debate kicks off this week with President Clinton's address to Congress

Any plan for reforming U.S. health care should be judged by how well it meets two goals: universal c