Commentary

A couple of occurrences this week have turned my thoughts back to the basics.As we all keep

The Clinton administration must be positively blushing over the back-to-back huzzahs from some of it

Whose mother hasn't said it? You know, ''Wear clean underwear. You never know when you might be in a

ruck driver unrest at seaports is reaching a boiling point, and if the problem isn't addressed soon,

After a seemingly endless, 13-year struggle, China appears poised to join the World Trade Organizati

Kirk Bailey, a computer specialist whose job includes protecting medical records, issued a challenge

The names Jackie Robinson, Sidney Poitier and Thurgood Marshall jump to mind as examples of black Am

o much for the Mideast peace process. Since talks between Israel and Syria stalled last month, fight

The shabby-looking peasant approached the businessman in the lobby of a south China hotel, clutching

New year, old problems.Navy Seals boarded a Russian tanker smuggling Iraqi oil out of the Pe

he man may have been forgotten over the passing years, but his name and, more importantly, his signi

The latest interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve followed the announcement of several close

ust when it seemed Japan would finally crest the hill and get its economy growing again, it has roll

Recent changes in Turkey's approach to its closed border with Armenia may result in Russia losing it

Last year marked the most difficult one for Mercosur, the Southern Common Market, since the economic

There are many things that I love about the Internet, but there's one particular thing I love so muc

Margaret Thatcher may no longer be in power, but her spirit has taken over in many a country.

Save me! Save me!You can almost hear the cries of ''Save me! Save me!'' from competing railr

Just over 50 years ago, the people of Africa began a journey to cast off the shackles of colonial ru

ife is complicated in the Connecticut-sized British province of Northern Ireland. It has been for mo

he $1.8 trillion budget proposal that was unveiled this week was pure President Clinton, both overal

Drum roll, please: It's finally here. The long-delayed Windows 2000 hits store shelves Feb. 17.<

The Internet was supposed to usher in an era of frictionless commerce, one in which technology linke

The strong-franc policy, which involved linking the French currency to the German mark over recent p

The facts about millionaires, it turns out, don't exactly gibe with what Mom and Dad told you when y

The European Union is trying to force the Russian government to make a difficult commercial and poli

Back in the glory days of the Roman Empire, the operative Italian transport slogan was: ''All roads

In the intellectual battle between state control of resources and free markets, some people argue th

The House of Representatives jabbed another goad into China - needlessly so - by passing a bill that

There are new frictions looming just over the horizon in relations between the United States and Jap

t first glance, nothing would seem to connect VodafoneAirTouch's $190 billion takeover of Mannesmann

When I first saw the article on a speech to Wall Street investors given by CSX's chairman, John Snow

There's something very ironic about this industry of ours.From the shipping-line point of vi

The U.S. Capitol is a dangerous place and not just because, as the old saying has it, no man's life

Generation X thinks time is worth more than money.That's the key conclusion of a nationwide

The report that the government of Saudi Arabia may consider opening up its health-insurance market i

ill it take a major trade disaster in America for Washington to face up to its responsibility for a

I read with interest your Jan. 14 article (''Importers protest Customs ruling,'' Page 3) regarding C

Last November, Washington and Beijing concluded a bilateral agreement to pave the way for China's me

From pariah to prince in just a few months, Joerg Haider has leaped on to the international stage an