Commentary

Sea power has long been one of America's strongest assets in maintaining our world leadership. As cu

When they're all singing the same lines on Capitol Hill and in the White House about orchestrating g

An independent arbitration panel found U.S. import quotas and duties on Mexican handmade corn brooms

Monica Lewinsky has a lot to answer for in Europe.The way continental Europeans see it, Pres

As Bruce Barnard mentions on these pages, British Prime Minister Tony Blair may have been a hit in W

For years now, China has attempted to emulate the industrialization model of other Asian countries b

During my 25 years in the U.S. Senate, I've dealt with a number of tough problems. But there's one t

They may not have a glitzy name, but 401(k) retirement plans have become hugely popular among Americ

Washington and Tokyo are in a dialogue of the deaf. Clinton administration officials urge Japan to d

In something of an anticlimax, the White House last week finally admitted that President Clinton has

Japan is down, mired in a returning ''recession,'' though it's not official yet. But being the secon

The Department of Commerce has yielded to reason and decided to ease restrictions on the export of e

In the wake of the Asian economic crisis, some of China's die-hard communists have adopted an ''I to

The U.S. telecommunications revolution that was supposed to crack open competition, increase consume

With much of Asia in economic convulsions, a plump Beijing economist thrashes an imaginary whip to e

The chaos of the Great Depression leading into World War II convinced American leaders that economic

Strong U.S. job growth continues to point to the unprecedented underlying soundness of America's lon

Millions of Americans remember ''Remember the Maine!'' but few remember why.At 9:40 p.m. on

It's one of the great mysteries of the world: How is it even statistically possible for attractive s

Julian L. Simon, 65, a prolific writer who taught economics at the University of Maryland, died of a

A memorable wine bar from my university days in Australia flashed back as I meandered from one gloom

The big cloud on the U.S. economic horizon today is the Asian crisis. The United States should end a

Proponents of foreign aid and environmental initiatives rarely find many allies among Republicans in

When Uncle Sam closed the books on fiscal 1997, federal budgeteers were shocked to find the deficit

It's coming. When the Clinton administration reports the nation's final 1997 trade results next week

In his recent State of the Union address, President Clinton again proposed plans to improve educatio

Raghuraj Pratap Singh - politician, minor feudal lord and a man accused of 13 serious crimes - is ou

When President Clinton met with his Brazilian counterpart last October, he was told, ''The new globa

The middle-aged woman stood in the bitter cold, a small array of cheap barrettes and hairbands sprea

Long after the rubble has been swept away, residents of disaster-prone areas often face a financial

The United States, in a move that should be accepted by acclamation, has proposed a World Trade Orga

Boris Yeltsin's recent ''world war'' outburst in Moscow and the role Russia's shuttling diplomats ar

The U.S. economy continues to operate at a robust level of performance, but early warning signs are

The Europeans, especially the French, are taking their usual patronizing attitude toward our latest

Raymond W. Kelly, the muscular treasury undersecretary for enforcement, has been a weightlifter for

Five years ago, when Paul Keating was prime minister of Australia, he firmly informed Queen Elizabet

Not long before the First World War plunged Europe into chaos, German novelist Thomas Mann rode a tr

As tobacco companies settle multibillion dollar cases with state governments over the health costs o

In keeping with the classic form of re-election years, congressional leaders have plans to spend the

The recent financial crisis in East Asia has given China's leaders another headache in addition to t