Commentary

Europe is bracing for a decisive battle between the supporters of open and closed markets, the outco

In the 1970s, Haitian dictator ''Papa Doc'' Duvalier invited United Nations representatives to a Hai

There she was, arriving in the nation's capital to meet with the House prosecutors. The woman the wo

Wildcatters in West Texas in the 1930s would feel kin to those now prospecting for oil in western Ka

The use or threat of trade sanctions to advance human rights in China has done relatively little to

The newspapers are writing grimly about the apparent conflict between, on one hand, baby-boomers bei

The 106th Congress is having a hard time getting off the ground. But that's not going to slow its me

You thought it was a tall tale or a sorry excuse when you heard someone claim that they'd slept with

On Jan. 14, in stormy weather, the Argentinian-registered tanker Campo Duran labored up the North At

The United States is in danger of being drawn into yet another foreign entanglement. This one is not

As we saw this past holiday season, the Internet has become the true global marketplace. Record numb

The scandal surrounding the International Olympic Committee points up just how out of step American

Here's a hypothetical: Suppose affirmative action were changed to include everyone over 40. How many

Rogues aren't always criminals. Take rogue elephants, for example. If they threaten to go on the ram

Remember when electricity-company shares were ideal for widows and orphans? Sedate, placid investmen

It may not seem so at first glance, but enhancing the Caribbean Basin Initiative is as important to

Yes, Americans are heartily sick of President Clinton's impeachment trial and long for it to end. Bu

A fundamental contradiction underlies Washington's attitude toward trade, an incongruity that was ev

International trade is often considered a simple two-way exchange between nations. The theory of com

It is unfortunate that Western news coverage about the Middle East continues to be dominated by Iraq

What a moment for our industry. The union has fought an unsuccessful battle against industry deregul

Censorship.For Americans, this is an ugly word. In our Constitution, freedom of speech is no

The design of a post-Hurricane Mitch comprehensive reconstruction and economic recovery program for

Bart Giamatti, the late president of Yale, once said, ''Being a university president is no way for a

estseller-novelist John Grisham doesn't have anything to worry about yet, but impeachment fever has

razil needs to cut its interest rates quickly and sharply to revive its failing economy, but it also

In this season of sour politics, medical research is thriving as Washington's sole object of biparti

Roses are redViolets are blueBoy, do I haveComputer games for you!Now that's

orm is threatening to overtake substance in shipping-law reform.A proposal by the Federal M

The dispute between the United States and the European Union over the EU's banana-import regime may

uthorities in central New Jersey still aren't sure about the origin of the roaming 431-pound Bengal

I read with interest the op-ed article by Prof. Kenneth J. Button of George Mason University, ''Open

Brazil's downturn and the emerging slowdown in Europe need not threaten longer-term worldwide econom

British Prime Minister Tony Blair is one of the strongest leaders in the western world. He attracts

As container shipping reform approaches, it's a fascinating exercise to look for useful lessons from

The combatants in Europe's long-running shipping wars are preparing to move on to new - hopefully hi

The United States, since World War II, has played Santa Claus, the Good Samaritan, the giver of firs

Countless middle-aged citizens have attended class reunions to find, to their surprise, that the peo

Brazil's devaluation of its currency without causing fearsome repercussions in U.S. financial market

On our recent trip to Russia, we encountered a country struggling to define its future in the midst