Commentary

The Democrats say the presidential ticket about to emerge from their convention in New York will bri

THE LOUDEST MESSAGE from the Democratic convention is the sound of television sets clicking to anoth

DRIVER LICENSING IS NO JOKEIn the course of a wide-ranging, 45-minute telephone conversation

Any post mortem on the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Trade and Economic Council must conclude that its recent passin

HIGH-HANDED BEHAVIOR by government is nothing new. Even so, the U.S. Postal Service is setting a new

As Japan's leaders change the role of the military to allow Japanese soldiers to participate in glob

After a decade of violent conflict and government overspending that shattered their economies, the n

IT'S ALL WELL AND GOOD that President Bush says the United States will no longer manufacture plutoni

Democrats dragged out every downbeat number they could find or invent this week to bash the economy

A recent Harvard Business Review article argues that companies will compete in the future by develop

SOME BUZZWORDS are more misleading than others. Among the more beguiling sound bites of the presiden

NO-FAULT IS A BETTER INSURANCE SYSTEMIn his letter "No-Fault Insurance Is No Panacea" (April

For Europe's politicians, the buzzword is "Maastricht." For its businessmen, it is "market."

BILL CLINTON HAS CAMPAIGNED on a simple theme: Abandon failed policies and try something new. If he

German Chancellor Helmut Kohl was right. Several months ago, he urged world leaders to resolve the s

It's R (for Retaliation) Day today at the U.S. Trade Representative's office. More than 50 industry

THE BEGINNING OF THE END has appeared for Russia's cradle-to-grave social welfare system. Ye

The greatest challenge confronting our nation today is in education. But what kind of preparation ar

Many statements about U.S.-Japanese economic affairs tell half the truth. Some common assertions con

America is in a mood to be saved. But one might well ask: "From what?" By any historical standard, t

In upholding its 1973 Roe vs. Wade decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion,

FOR THE LEADERS of the world's major industrialized countries, the summit just concluded was more ab

In "Das Kapital," Karl Marx wrote that tuberculosis is an inevitable consequence of the capitalist m

_ Gov. Bill Clinton, at first wary about too close an association with congressional Democrats, is s

IMAGINE TERM LIFE INSURANCE that can be canceled or re-priced when a policyholder grows old or sick.

SHARPER THINKING ON RECYCLINGIn their June 18 opinion article, "Recycling for Recycling's Sa

HOWEVER CANADIANS resolve the Quebec problem, some much-needed changes may emerge from the self-exam

NOTHING LASTS AS LONG as it used to. Just ask the Swiss. The new headquarters of the Zurich stock ex

On most issues, Americans fancy themselves alone atop the moral high ground, ideals displayed as a b

A FEW OF LAST WEEKEND'S holiday traffic jams, no doubt, are breaking up only now. And if that's an e

Congressional opposition to the proposed $300 million acquisition of LTV Corp.'s missile business by

The Federal Reserve surrendered to overwhelming market and political pressure. Last Thursday, the Fe

When people ask what I miss most about not living in the United States, I of course respond, "Family

The "black Wednesday" gas explosions that ripped through 20 blocks in Guadalajara, Mexico, two month

WHILE GROUP OF SEVEN leaders were debating economic matters in Munich, heads of the former Soviet re

THE UNITED STATES has spent the better part of a decade fighting Europe's blatant subsidies to plane

PILOT BILL WOULD NOT IMPROVE SAFETYYour article on proposed New York state legislation to re

The economy was stagnant, the country seemed without direction and the voters were angry. A

Something is not rotten in the state of New Jersey. Landfills in states as far off as Alabam

IT'S EASY TO BE CYNICAL about world summits, especially the one that starts today in Munich.