Commentary

Fidel Velazquez, the stocky, 92-year-old leader of the Confederation of Mexican Workers, this countr

EVEN AS BILL CLINTON prepares to jump-start the domestic economy, international issues are coming to

The presidential transition has barely begun, but already the signs are plain. Mr. Clinton'sstay in

To: BC From: Transition (Intl. Issues)Re: Trade, et al.The Team has been discussing

WHAT HAPPENS to group health plans when a worker contracts a costly illness such as AIDS? Fo

Sweden's shock tactics in forcing its overnight interest rates up to 500 percent in September seem t

U.S. SHIPBUILDERS HAVE BEEN PROTESTING foreign shipyard subsidies for years, and with good reason: G

NOT LONG AGO, it looked like the U.S. airline industry might be reduced to three major carriers: Ame

FRIEDMAN, DARWIN AND MR. LIFSCHULTZThere is a subhuman philosophy rampant in our land promot

The first foreign policy challenge of the Clinton presidency will be what to do about the further di

CANADA'S PRIME MINISTER, Brian Mulroney, was in trouble with voters even before last month's referen

Another aviation dispute may be about to add to the strains between the United States and its major

The election of a new president also means a new team to handle U.S. trade policy. Most important, i

FIXING THE ECONOMY is Bill Clinton's highest priority, but reforming the health care system is a clo

Russia's fetish for big-power status forced cancellation of President Boris Yeltsin's September visi

IS IT ANY WONDER POLITICIANS on both sides of the Atlantic are held in such low regard? For six year

For all the allusions to Harry Truman and John Kennedy during the campaign, Bill Clinton's sweeping

George Bush may regret having spent so much time during his college days on the baseball field rathe

In the lingo of the paratrooper he had long been, Fidel Ramos promised to hit the ground running whe

WILL HE OR WON'T HE? A top adviser to President-elect Clinton is reviving speculation that the new p

Turmoil in the currency markets and vast capital movements have created a challenge that world monet

By refusing to provide U.N. weapons inspectors with details of his guided missile programs, Saddam H

Civility is back - and something more. No more chicken-feather states, ozone men, deep voodo

BILL CLINTON'S SENSIBLE, CENTRIST campaign has carried the day. If his policies are to do the same d

WHY CUSTOMS RULES ARE SO COMPLICATEDIn a recent "Trade Talk" column, you argue that Customs

Ah, election time! How magnificent! Now the people have spoken, and their voice is the voice

ONE OF THE MOST LUDICROUS antitrust lawsuits in recent history mercifully came to an end Friday. In

FINALLY, IT'S OVER. Although the last election tallies weren't in as we went to press, we could not

The 1992 election campaign, mercifully concluded, featured a great debate about the performance of t

Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., was identified incorrectly in the Oct. 26 editorial, "Line-Item Veto." He

BY MOST ACCOUNTS, voters seem more interested in this election than any other in recent memory. But

The angst is heavy across Germany these days. After more than a decade of uninterrupted grow

MARINE SPILL FIRMS ARE NOT COMPETITORSPlease allow me to clarify some points about t

TODAY'S ELECTION, more than any other in recent memory, is a roll of the dice. None of the choices i

No need to bite your fingernails over what lies ahead for business and the economy after the electio

In his agenda for a second term, President Bush sums up what he sees distinguishing him from Gov. Bi

ROYALTY IS NOT what it used to be. Consider Liechtenstein, a tiny principality between Austria and S

The failure of world leaders to conclude the current round of global trade talks is turning into a s

NO MATTER WHO becomes president, U.S. companies that own foreign-registered ships plan a push next y

WE HAVE HEARD TOO OFTEN the trite charges traded this election year: the ''trickle down" Republican