Commentary

What are we to make of Christopher Columbus? Do we owe him recriminations or thanks? Is he a horrifi

Government experts met in Paris earlier this year under the auspices of the United Nations Education

In reference to The Journal of Commerce report of Oct. 7 headlined ''NOL says it's seeking line to c

Which 10 Americans have exerted the greatest influence and impact on Asia in the 20th Century? Under

It's tempting to compare a Surface Transportation Board with one member to a professional wrestling

As if supply chain challenges weren't stiff enough, impatient American retailers are starting the Ch

Autocratic. Anti-democratic. Secretive. Unfair. Those are charges hurled by consumer advocate Ralph

Blame computers. For a few hundred dollars and a little time with a nerd of a salesman, we can all e

The Franco-German alliance will continue to call the shots in the European Union in the wake of Gerh

A battle is looming on California's waterfront that may be a prelude to broader struggles over worke

Since the dawn of politics, it has always been convenient for politicians to blame foreigners and un

The law of unintended consequences has taken root at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. A pol

Some people look up to the stars, but when I was a kid the thing that inspired limitless dreams was

Except for noting that fast-track had suffered a ''resounding defeat'' in the House, William Roberts

Readers fixated on The Starr Report and the House Judiciary Committee have missed some major activit

Global finance leaders meeting in Washington this week failed to galvanize public support for the ma

Rarely in modern history has an International Monetary Fund-World Bank annual meeting proved as impo

Four issues I've written about in the past deserve further comment: the National Defense Reserve Fle

The collapse of the Long-Term Capital Management hedge fund has clearly demonstrated serious flaws i

The U.S. government recently warned American citizens worldwide that they are potential targets of t

About a year ago, I was one of the first journalists fortunate enough to participate in the REX expe

The influx of women into the work force over the past half-century, and their growing interest in ma

As the American economy continues to grow, there is perhaps no greater danger facing it than complac

Yes, there is a way for an emerging-market economy to find shelter from the financial storm that has

America's youth might have found Easy Street.A recent survey of students in ''Generation R,'

Four years of intense political wrangling climaxed last week when the Ocean Shipping Reform Act fina

As the World Economic Development Congress convenes in Washington, key decision-makers will be devel

Protecting the public's safety is one of the most important roles of government. The U.S. Environmen

Part of the road-rage phenomenon sweeping the nation's highways is a motorist's ability to consider

As German painters know, mixing red with green results in a dark, muddy color that isn't much use on

It has been sitting on a chair for the last four days while I waver back and forth. Should I throw o

Legislation that would have opened much of the U.S. domestic market to foreign-flag cruise ships san

You would think that all the ingredients were in place for Congress to pass a huge tax cut this year

ToIs it sex? And if not, why was he doing it?As President Clinton said, when asked about the

Doing what everyone expects seldom attracts much attention. But that is not true when the Federal Re

The Americans who oppose freer farm trade have finally come into the open.Groups that oppose

President Clinton's address to the opening session of the U.N. General Assembly late last month reaf

Europe's disjointed rail freight network may now have its last, best hope for reversing its decline

As Yogi Berra once said, ''It's deja vu all over again.''With the implementation of the Cana

For 30 years, Tony the Tiger peacefully hawked breakfast cereal while another cartoon tiger pushed g