Commentary

Credentials aren't necessarily synonymous with drive and ambition.One of the less-touted sta

The European Union can be excused for indulging in smug backslapping and self-congratulation as it s

User fees sound like such a good idea. Why shouldn't the people who use governmental services pay fo

A man's best friend may be his dog, but a computer nerd's best friend is his hard drive - and the fo

In the report ''Hong Kong had fingers crossed over airport'' (Sept. 24, Page 11A), your statement th

The contagion of Asia's financial crisis has now spread to Russia and Latin America, and where it wi

Picture this: A cartoon moose, dressed in flannel shirt, jeans and boots, comes tearing down a snowy

An old adage states that there are two processes most people never want to witness. One is sausage-m

It's time for Congress to move ahead on reasonable, balanced reform of the general mining law of the

Politicians and farmers in the American Midwest have mounted a trade war against Canada as the Clint

Protectionism usually aims to safeguard an economic activity. But sometimes it has more limited - an

Asked if he had chopped down his father's favorite cherry tree, young George Washington did not repl

Buried in the news recently was financier George Soros's plea to Congress for global central banking

National support for an open trading system is at its lowest point since the Smoot-Hawley tariff bil

Has anybody heard that phrase ''there is no such thing as a bad idea'' recently?Such a warm-

Although not prone to self-pity, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo has every right to feel like a la

America's robber barons - the preferred, more sensitive term is plutocrats - made serious money.

The North Koreans recently fired a ballistic missile over Japan into the Pacific, at least according

The upbeat assessment of the recent Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Kuching, Malaysia

The Clinton administration and Congress have received some pointed comments over the last couple of

Watching sports events on television without paying is fun. But someday soon the fun will be over -

The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote this week on whether to return fast-track tra

Deregulation of electric power is relatively new. This summer, power traded on the spot market reach

This year, the federal government will generate a budget surplus for the first time in several decad

Everybody's got privacy - and unexpected violations of privacy - on their minds these days. After al

The bailout model of the International Monetary Fund and the U.S. Treasury is an abject failure. Ins

''Walk fast,'' goes an old Russian maxim, ''and you can overtake misfortune. Walk slowly, and it wil

The country's education, health, civic and art organizations could collect an additional $3 billion

A major reason for the strong U.S. economy over the last 15 years has been a gradual improvement, th

Charles Dickens started his novel, ''A Tale of Two Cities,'' with the famous line, ''It was the best

In 1996, Congress took an important step in reducing government's role in the marketplace and in set

American goods and services must confront fierce worldwide competition in the 1990s, and America' hi

Like it or not, it's time for farmers in the United States and the rest of the world to seriously co

The European Commission made big headlines last week when it levied massive fines on the Trans-Atlan

Al Cohen, who owns a beauty-supply shop in Pittsburgh, got an unexpected notice the other day. It wa

Attention Linux terrorists: It is the policy of this newspaper not to negotiate or meet ransom deman

The semester started as the world's financial crisis escalated. Since the real world is always the b

The first supermarket I tried was close to our home, on Tishinskaya Square, which has a little park

The economic crisis that began in Asia is now turning into a crisis of confidence throughout the wor

Even in his politically weakened state, President Clinton can still muster the energy to do battle o