Commentary

Civilian travel and tourism in space is a likelihood within the lifetimes of most people alive today

Late last week, President Clinton put pressure on Congress to revive a bill aimed at curtailing frui

This year's highway spending bill is such a dreadful piece of legislation that it almost makes one l

In recent years, arbitration agreements have become increasingly common in commercial contracts, esp

What a difference a couple of years makes. When European and Asian leaders held their last summit i

Recent comments by Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater and reports in the press indicate the Depa

The European Union's executive body, the European Commission, proposed earlier this month that the U

A 1995 federal law passed to snuff costly and ''frivolous'' shareholders' lawsuits against companies

President Clinton continues his African trip this week as part of his first visit to the continent,

U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky is considering a quick trip to China in the first few

No doubt you know that the average caterpillar has 248 muscles in its head, and a truly ripe cranber

When Union Pacific decided to place restrictions on some of its Mexico-bound rail traffic moving t

CONSUMERS PREFERMEXICAN TOMATOESThank you for letting Aaron Lukas champion the Mexican vine-

1980S NOT LOST,FOR RAIL INDUSTRYI am writing to rebut Robert Kalvaitis' comments from the Ca

Aquick look at Mexico's fiscal situation helps explain why this non-OPEC member was so quick to supp

Nearly a decade after the Soviet Union crumbled, America still tenses when Russia convulses. So it

Around this time of year in 1533 Czar Ivan IV, or Ivan the Terrible, fell dangerously ill. Fearing

Between the tiny Pacific island of Saipan and far-off Washington, an obscure fight over the apparel

America's information technology companies are starved for high-skilled workers. The shortage was cr

The U.S. government is apparently ready to sacrifice global wildlife for a land grab in America.

Official Washington is once again embroiled in a debate over what the foreign policy of the United S

The Asian financial crisis has led a number of commentators to conclude that the ''Asian development

Aruling by the Supreme Court this week setting limits on bankruptcy protection is welcome. This case

Why can't the Japanese be more like . . . well, Texans?It would make handling current financ

The ''Great Debate'' about what to do with Social Security is going on the road, with President Clin

Saddam Hussein is a war criminal, having gassed Iraqi Kurds and seized the Kuwaiti oil fields. This

Politics has concluded there is big pay dirt in championing scientific research, and from the White

U.S. trade and security are on the line again as the Clinton administration faces new questions abou

Today, more than ever before, the strength of the U.S. economy, the health of our environment and th

President Clinton's recently submitted federal budget not only calls for a balanced budget in the ne

Rep. Henry Bonilla knew he would be fighting history in trying to sell Hispanics, African-Americans

In January, the United States and China signed a military maritime cooperation agreement designed to

The collapse of the Indonesian economy has increased the animosity of that island nation's 174 milli

Is Russian President Boris Yeltsin out of his mind? Just as his country finally shows a hint of stab

Stuart Eizenstat was speaking at an economic conference last December in Qatar, the oil-drenched Ara

In the awkward tussle under way these days between the International Monetary Fund and recalcitrant

President Clinton is on a six-nation Africa tour, being the first American chief executive to visit

The United Nations is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights at this ye

One stop President Clinton will not make during a series of trips that take him to four continents i

Can it be that Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, dithering over how to jump-start a famousl