Commentary

Are there new energy taxes in our future? Assuming he wasn't speaking too freely, Secretary of the T

Even as Bosnia-Herzegovina's three warring factions continue tenuous peace talks in Geneva, U.S. pol

THE ENDLESS WRANGLING over Quebec's place in the Canadian federation shows no sign of letting up.

SOMEHOW, IN LESS THAN A MONTH, Bill Clinton has moved from cutting middle class taxes to raising the

GUATEMALA ARTICLE OVERSTATED PROBLEMSRichard Schweiger's Jan. 11 article, "Guatemala

THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN - British Airways' bold bid to buy into the U.S. aviation market - has resumed

THE TIRESOME WAR OF WORDS between Washington and Tokyo is starting up again. The latest dipl

Helmut Kohl could probably pat himself on the back: He has outlasted almost all his colleagues in th

One can only hope that President Bill Clinton gets off to a faster start than Philippine President F

Want something to chew on? Consider the Supreme Court's ruling on the business practices of the nati

At the intersection of science and politics, Ed David is rated very savvy. In 1971, as an accomplish

CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS, in search of a way to boost the economy while cutting federal spending, hav

Much of Washington is a mix of those hoping to join the Clinton administration and Bush officials wh

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, under pressure from highway safety advocates, has wisely shelved a

IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED . . . Less than a month ago, British Airways and USAir cancele

CANDIDATE BILL CLINTON'S harsh treatment of China softened the closer he got to the White House. Now

TERRORIST ACTS LED TO ISRAELI EXPULSIONSIt was with some dismay that I read your edi

As the American military operation in Somalia draws to a close, it leaves behind a dramatic preceden

As Bill Clinton settles into the presidency, he would do well to heed that famous admonition from ba

DURING THE CAMPAIGN, the Clinton camp often alluded to unsavory foreigners scheming to undercut Amer

Leo Abruzzese, boss of bosses of this opinion-editorial page, had a coup de cervelle last week. "Bil

As Bill Clinton takes up residence in the Oval Office, his advisers are laboring over a plan to refo

Reforming U.S. trade policy is all the rage in Washington, but most of the talk ignores a crucial is

WITH WORLD TRADE TALKS teetering on the brink of failure, the last thing you'd expect to hear is tal

TWO OF BILL CLINTON'S senior economic advisers hinted last week at how the new president can keep hi

Our politicians' most valuable assets are their index fingers: They vigorously point them at themsel

By this time, grumbling about the absurd length of the transition period between administrations has

FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES - bombers in Iraq, troops in Somalia and civil war in Bosnia - threaten Bill C

It took Richard Nixon, a conservative Republican, to open the door to Red China. Perhaps Bill Clinto

Roads, tunnels, government offices, sewer systems . . . The Clinton administration is expect

Contemplate for a moment the reaction in the United States if the federal government decided the U.S

STATE PILOTS ARE SAFE AND QUALIFIEDYour Dec. 18 article, "California Is Asked to Tig

SEAPORTS AND RAILROADS are angling for a share of the $120 billion in federal trust fund money Washi

Among the Clinton administration's first foreign policy acts with respect to sub-Saharan Africa must

Back in the early 1980s, before anyone in the Soviet Union had thought much about economic reform, a

THERE'S NO MYSTERY to Japan's economic "miracle" of the 1980s, according to its labor federation.

Now we hear suddenly that Bill Clinton is shocked at the size of the federal budget deficit and is i

NO ONE HAS YET DESIGNED a fail-safe oil tanker, and no one is likely to any time soon. When a ship b

"THE STATE OF MANAGEMENT in the federal government is not good." So begins a blunt assessment by the

Candidate Bill Clinton repeatedly slammed Mr. Bush's economic failures with the aphorism: "Fooled on