Commentary

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences acted wisely when it chose the economist and philosopher Amart

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky's trip to Europe last week must be termed a success, i

Call them alliterati. People are charmed by Marilyn Monroe and Cal Coolidge and others with allitera

In a sign of someone's times, Club Med is turning away from an emphasis on exotic fun and frolic and

From his vacation villa, Josip Broz Tito used to gaze across Lake Bled toward the 15th-century churc

We jellyfish in the media have lacked the courage to hold the so-called ''environmentalists'' to a s

REPORT IS INDEPENDENTOF SECRETARY-GENERALOn Oct. 16, The Journal of Commerce published an op

A few days ago, Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov appointed as his legal adviser a man who, un

The recently adjourned 105th Congress stands out as the most trade-phobic in recent memory. It did a

As Norfolk Southern and CSX continue to digest the remnants of Conrail, rail workers are facing a se

It arrived in the mail, alongside the usual bills. In no time, I was fully engrossed in this catalog

U.S. oil companies are doing big business in the Caspian Sea region. But there are concerns that arg

As the Year 2000 crisis looms, there's word that computers and humans may not have an exclusive fran

Many financial observers are noting the quickness of the Federal Reserve Bank's response in cutting

The broadcast networks have decided to cut the time they spend covering election returns on Nov. 3.

I write in response to ''US farmers need fair trade,'' by Daniel T. McGuire (Oct. 13, Page 4A).<

Crude sword-rattling aside, congressional approval of $17.9 billion in new financing for the Interna

At time when the federal government's budget is in the black for the first fiscal year in almost a g

Through simple trial and error, companies have learned they make more profit with retail prices like

At the end of the day, after all the tea has been sipped and all the rituals of policy have been pre

A few years back we posed 20 questions about railroading. It's time to repeat that exercise, with a

The significant trade imbalance affecting international transportation companies has been reported a

During this election season, beware of people who would squelch talk of Social Security reform with

Thanks go to Peter Tirschwell for his article (''Multiyard shipbuilding plan far from dead: backer,'

Microsoft Corp. appears to be real nervous these days about appearing to be Big Brother. Just the ot

Woodrow Wilson once celebrated economic sanctions as America's secret weapon, ''a peaceful, silent,

The Federal Open Market Committee's panicky quarter-point cuts in the federal funds rate target clea

Three weeks after the fiscal year began, Congress finally finished work on the nation's finances. Sc

Is it any wonder a growing number of Americans hold their national government in low esteem?

Many of Haiti's 8 million people are hungry again.Though the most recent cause is Hurricane

The 300-plus attendees at the recent WESCCON '98 - the Western Cargo Conference organized by the Pac

The current political and economic crises in Russia punctuate the failings of the so-called ''reform

Political winds were blowing especially hard in Oslo this year as Nobel Prizes were presented in two

Are ethics in the American workplace crumbling? Maybe, maybe not.Nearly 50 percent of all em

Worried about paying for the kids' visits to the doctor? Counting on two months' maternity leave? Co

The people with Sharp minds are at it again. This time they've asked me to look at their SE-300 Mobi

One of the most important developments in U.S. export controls is taking shape within the U.S. Censu

In ''The Prisoner,'' the cult-classic television series of the 1960s, a former British secret servic

The contrast between the responses of the United States and Europe to the growing threat of a worldw

Employers in a skill-short economy can be so hard-pressed to fill openings that they rush to hire, t