Commentary

AMTRAK CAN PROSPERWITH ENOUGH INVESTMENTIn his Aug. 5 opinion article, (''Amtrak vs. airline

Even as Japan pursues broad reforms to reinvigorate its slumping economy, corruption at the core of

Europe, the birthplace of political ideology, looks like its becoming its burial ground.The

Russia's free fall accelerated Monday when the government effectively devalued the ruble, a new low

With the U.S. stock market's decline in recent weeks, political types cannot resist looking to Washi

Brunei is a tiny sultanate on the island of Borneo, awash in oil and satellite dishes, whose absolut

In the midst of a tough re-election campaign, Sen. Alfonse D'Amato, R-N.Y., is posing as a champion

In just a couple of weeks, trade representatives from throughout the Americas will meet in Miami for

COMMERCE STANDS READYTO HELP US EXPORTERSAs an employee of the Department of Commerce's Comm

Americans, especially politicians, tend to think of China as a rapidly growing global giant, threate

Colombia's new president, Andres Pastrana, promises to stem the flood of cocaine his country pours i

Captive rail shippers are bitterly disappointed by the Surface Transportation Board's conscious deci

It is said that everyone wants a wife. This is not a sexist remark so much as it is a fact. The trad

Exactly one year before the year 2000 blazes its trail over worldwide computer systems, American bus

It is 11 years this month that Alan Greenspan took office as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Critics of embattled German Chancellor Helmut Kohl like to say he has run out of ideas for governing

As Soviet communism went into its death throes, Western advisers arrived in Moscow promising Russian

Based on world power realities, money in the bank, diplomatic leverage, the quest for global stabili

With little fanfare, the Senate last week ratified an international agreement that outlaws bribery o

GUEST WORKER BILLIS A FAIR COMPROMISEThe Western Growers Association believes Bill Maxwell's

The world just got some vital new ammunition for its fight to end hunger and save wildlands.

With the Japanese yen continuing to drop against the dollar, the usual doomsayers are responding wit

As U.S. interests continue to evolve beyond the agenda of the Cold War, American diplomats and execu

If Rip Van Winkle awoke today, a review of labor news might not seem so strange to him. The Teamster

Now that the peak holiday shipping season is under way and imports from Asia are flooding into West

Technology has changed the way we live and do business in America. This change has occurred in just

The absurdity of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba reveals itself in many ways. As our Kevin Hall

A few weeks ago I played in a golf tournament for charity, a day that concluded with dinner and an a

American taxpayers work hard to pay for the services government provides and have every right to exp

Until the onset of the current regional crisis, the economic miracle in Southeast Asia was touted by

FOREIGN GUEST WORKERSDRIVE DOWN WAGESWith legislation pending to double the number of foreig

Some workers shop the Internet on company time, while others download pornographic images.Th

Among his fellow diplomats, and at ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia's Foreign Minister, Yevge

My friend Stuart announced last week that he will stay the course. He will not be among those to buy

In the July 29 Journal of Commerce, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary John R. Block admonished membe

Free trade loses some of its appeal when traditional tariff barriers are replaced by new controls on

DON'T RACE TO ENDWOOL IMPORT TARIFFSYour July 31 article ''Textile lobby says 'no' to wool i

Russia may be too big to fail, but the beleaguered country seems headed inexorably in that direction

Weak and getting weaker is the only way to describe import demand in the developing nations.

Austria has a chance to make its mark during its maiden presidency of the European Union, which exte