Commentary

This past New Year, I kissed a Mexican girl named Tinda who weighed 485 pounds. She was stunning in

The most critical factor for the success of nations in the new millennium will be a population whose

It has long been my belief that a good journalist can make absolutely anything genuinely exciting. I

One of the major foreign policy challenges facing President Clinton this year - assuming he stays in

A new effort is under way to further reform the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy in prepa

Official figures showing growth of 0.7 percent in the third quarter confirm that New Zealand's econo

The Clinton administration was supposed to have issued a comprehensive report to Congress earlier th

With the close of 1998, the United States will post its largest current-account deficit in history,

I've got news for all of you out there in Internet land: the real problem with the Y2K bug, disaster

Some airports are named for revered national leaders, like Kennedy in New York and Charles de Gaulle

Oscar Wilde's play, ''The Importance of Being Earnest,'' brilliantly depicts the story of two young

As 1999 begins, investors must evaluate uncertainties and crosscurrents in both the global economy a

The International Monetary Fund needs to change, but not into a world central bank.The IMF's

Soon you will see him stride into the U.S. Senate in his flowing black robe with three gold stripes

The American dream is now unfolding in the Chinese countryside. Peasant families smile as their chil

The Cold War ended long ago and the Vietnam War even longer, but ''culture wars'' are boiling hotter

For the first time in three years, Republicans demonstrated courage, conviction and testosterone whe

Starting the new year, the U.S. economy is basically in good shape. Gross domestic product grew abou

America is undergoing a fundamental transformation to the much-vaunted New Economy, and it's clearly

As the world moves steadily toward a deregulated, competitive shipping market, China is heading reso

In the evolving debate over rail transportation policy, the railroads have seized upon the shibbolet

You're soaring like an eagle among the clouds. Not a care in the world - just you, your trusty airpl

The new year holds substantial promise for multiple positive developments in the rail industry from

Here are some handy tips for the new year: Stay away from Jerusalem. Be nice to your bank manager. S

he European Union is starting the New Year off with a bang, launching a common currency in 11 member

The American Shipbuilding Association, which represents the six largest shipbuilders in the United S

Japan's leaders have announced yet another new and bigger fiscal stimulus package to pull that natio

ou don't have to be a philosopher to make an in sightful statement. Nor do you have to be a student

You won't hear much about it in the mainstream press or in normal conversation among us economic mor

Once upon a time, the brash royals and the wealthy elite of central Europe used to gather at ritzy s

For three years, the U.S. Postal Service has been a front-runner in a daring government experiment:

he latest Surface Transportation Board decisions, delivered in a pre-holiday flurry, give shippers c

Contrary to some doomsayers, the economic turmoil that struck many parts of the world in 1998 did no

President Clinton is scheduled to submit to Congress early this month a plan that will address the r

Why care about the trade row between the United States and the European Union over bananas?P

Benoni W. Urey is mild-mannered, as careful in his choice of words as he is in keeping his eyes focu

The U.S. Congress breaks for recess in late December. Psychiatrists flock to the coast during the mo

The secret of China's ''economic miracle'' has now been revealed. Speaking from the Great Hall of th

U.S. agriculture prices have reached lows not seen in 10, 20 or even 30 years, while the costs of li

The British rock 'n' roll group the Who used to end concerts with their song ''Won't Get Fooled Agai