Commentary

The U.S. embassy in Moscow, on which construction was suspended after the discovery of Soviet-instal

IN WARSAW, the government is on the verge of recognizing an independent labor union. In Budapest, op

Intellectually, I know that re-regulation won't do much to make flying more pleasant. But every time

TRY AS HE MAY TO IGNORE IT, the budget deficit just won't leave George Bush alone. Mr. Bush

THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD never rushes into anything. Its latest proposal requiring c

The 12-member nations of the European Community have adopted a plan of economic unification. Their g

In his hectic two-day trip to China, President Bush seems to have accomplished just what he aimed to

President Bush wants to make America a "kinder and gentler nation." Are there any such nations? The

GEN. MANUEL NORIEGA, WHO CALLS the shots in the Republic of Panama, has proven to be a clever and re

It was almost another Texas mini-series, but this time Defense Secretary- design ate John Tower - or

Now that Lt. Gen. Boris V. Gromov, commander of the Soviet forces in Afghanistan, has walked across

DAYS OF PAROCHIALISM PAST FOR FORWARDERSI read with a great deal of interest your report "Fo

''THE ARMY MOVED TO WIPE OUT SNIPERS in the hills of Caracas today after the government suspended ci

THE UNITED STATES HAS AN UNCANNY KNACK for picking the wrong trade problems to turn into matters of

THE NATIONAL MEDIATION BOARD has blundered once more into the airline industry's longest-running lab

Need nothing be done to help U.S. banks deal with the Third World debt problem? So claim off

To a casual observer, last week was a watershed for Wall Street. Investors finally had to face reali

Is the "tort crisis" real or fake? Is it mostly driven by a genuine rise in lawsuits and pay-outs, o

It takes seeing the Channel Tunnel in the building to appreciate the massive scale of the project.

The pre-World War II legacy of a Japanese-dominated East Asian co-prosperity sphere is re-emerging i

From the public laments of scientists and their friends, it's easy to get the impression that the Un

MUST CHARITY HAVE AN IDEOLOGY? William E. Simon, former Treasury secretary and head of the John M. O

MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR FINES may have gotten attention, but they didn't tell airlines and ocean carrier

THE PACE OF BUSH NOMINATIONS to the many senior government posts occupied by Reagan administration h

One of the root words for journalists is the French word "jour," meaning day. What is both frustrati

Over the next few months, under a mandate from Congress, the Bush administration will be forced to

USING RETIREMENT SAVINGS to pay today's bills is risky, but that's what the federal government does

HE BLAMED TREES FOR POLLUTION, called ketchup a vegetable, thanked Brazilians for welcoming him to B

Most reasonable people believe the federal budget deficit must be addressed quickly, even if that me

The final props were knocked this month from under a major institutional contributor to Brazil's int

ROMANIA REMAINS OPPRESSED SOCIETYIt seems "unprincipled and non-objective" to writer Bob Rob

IT'S HARD TO FIND A SEAT on Amtrak's trains, which carried 23 million passengers in 1988. The federa

WALKING A TIGHTROPE is normal business at the Federal Reserve, where manipulation of interest rates

THE GOOD OLD DAYS ARE GONE, but many in the U.S. maritime industry have yet to figure that out. Unfo

Industries can do a great deal to regulate their own affairs. Standardization, certification and oth

AFTER MONTHS OF EYEBALL-TO-EYEBALL confrontation with the European Community over agricultural trade

SHIPBUILDERS AGREE ON LOAN CHALLENGEI am writing to express the Shipbuilders Council of Amer

The college entrance requirements for candidates for athletic scholarships have stirred up a debate

This week Japan's jittery capital is zipped up tight. Streets are awash in 32,000 police. Heavily ma

which it controls - to move up a notch. Funds are now trading above 9.25 percent, up from the 9.1 pe