Commentary

Washington takes pride in being a place where tax increases become ''revenue enhancements,'' where p

For the first time in ages, President Clinton provided a strong counterweight Tuesday night to many

It is ironic that the International Monetary Fund has figured so prominently in the Asian economic c

The unconfirmed reports did not make the front pages or the evening news. But the buzz among the tra

Manhattan leads the country as the most popular destination for international students, with nearly

Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mass., wants President Clinton to submit the new climate change

Going back to Palestine is like going back to Cuba.If Fidel Castro's successors scrap commun

President Clinton has rightly emphasized open trade as key to U.S. economic prosperity.Yet,

Despite the booming economy and national mood of optimism, U.S. savings rates are abysmal. In fact,

The good news for Indonesia, says local mystic Permadi Satrio Wiwoho, is that after the turn of the

There are many things wrong with the World Trade Organization basic telecommunications agreement fin

On one of the millions of Web sites out there in cyberspace is a cartoon of a woman stuffed into a g

Few anecdotes about the low level of American basic education would surprise us. But the revelation

The fate of the European Union's planned single currency hinges on a straight answer to a simple que

As the financial crisis continues destabilizing East Asia, Japanese politicians warn that elements o

Job switching is on the rise and may soon become a permanent fixture of the workplace. Frequent job

For centuries, advocates of open immigration policies have held fast to the maxim that newcomers tak

Rocky days are ahead for Hong Kong.''Red chips,'' or mainland Chinese companies with shares

The 95th Congress returns today from its long, 10-week break to an agenda crammed with unfinished bu

Speaking in London last week, World Trade Organization Director General Renato Ruggiero urged China'

It has been the better part of a lifetime since deflation figured prominently in economic prophecies

The U.S.-European Union spat over preferential banana imports to Europe has gone beyond a mere flagr

The nonprofit sector is the fastest growing sector in the world, but poor management and communicati

Despite his conservative political philosophy, President Reagan may have taken a much tougher line t

The Clinton administration, to its credit, has moved positively to address the Korean financial cris

Pork prices are going down, which means, of course, it's time for the government to intervene in the

Mexico's new finance team needs a plan to help mobilize domestic savings.Mexico, home of th

The baby boom has an echo, and it's even louder than the original. The ''Net Generation'' has arrive

Is the U.S. economy firmly on track for a new period of high growth and low inflation or is the econ

The International Monetary Fund's bid to help resolve Asia's many crises has encountered a swarm of

Usually, you heard him before you saw him, a howl of laughter and profanity echoing through the hall

Who would have thought David Brinkley needed a good public relations adviser? Mr. Brinkley, America'

A survey of leading U.S. corporations released last week showed economic spying inflicted as much as

Like most presidents toward the end of their term, Mr. Clinton has been searching for a statesmanesq

In Seoul, foreigners fly in to buy, or buy into, whole firms that a few months ago they could only h

With Congress on its longest recess in a third of a century, there hasn't been much political theate

In the realm of mass hallucination, there's a widely held belief that scientific research in America

What is happening in Cuba this week is a news story that the thousands of journalists who flocked to

There was some justice in the misplaced criticism leveled at Bob Dole last week over his decision to

By every basic indication, 1998 will not be nearly as good a year as 1997. The economy is cooling of