Commentary

Concerns about a shaky Russian economy could derail a U.S.-Russian science experiment that seeks to

Every day, thousands of regulations cost people and companies money, muck up the economy and even th

America's East Coast faced another classic environmental crisis last fall. Fish were dying from toxi

Mercantilists are often quick to point out that ex- porting is a virtuous economic activity, produc

On Dec. 28, The Los Angeles Times ran a lead editorial cheering the ban on smoking in all California

''Academic politics is the most vicious and bitter form of politics,'' the political scientist Walla

A dozen or more studies over the past 40 years have indicted the State Department as an abyss of sci

For one of the pioneers of Semtex, the notorious and deadly plastic explosive, it seemed an appropri

The United States and 150 other countries agreed last month in Japan to reduce global greenhouse gas

Earlier this century, the social stigma attached to psychiatry was so great that patients tried to g

There is more evidence that the 1996 telecom deregulation law isn't working. Cable TV companies, whi

With unemployment low across America, employers with the greatest staffing needs are creating unique

Oh, Disney. You've done it again.First, it was the ''adult content'' warning that someone fo

Most companies will pay skilled computer program mers to fix their millennium bug problems - wherei

In sacking Government Secretary Emilio Chuayffet Chemor on Jan. 3, Mexico's President Ernesto Zedill

Despite worrisome reports about the Japanese banking and financial institutions, the sun is not sett

There's too much politics in education,'' observed a veteran researcher in the field recently, and h

If you opened the mailbox or turned on the tube this holiday season, you learned to expect your loca

In the past, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a geographical, material and political cente

Massacres of unspeakable brutality have left an estimated 80,000 Algerians dead during six years of

A phone company in California recently began announcing one-stop shopping for telephone numbers. No

As senior U.S. and International Monetary Fund officials descend on Jakarta this week to address Ind

With a keen eye for symbolism, British Prime Minister Tony Blair launched his government's six-month

For Republicans in Congress, it was perhaps the highlight of the year, the unveiling of tax cuts wor

President Clinton is reportedly considering raising the minimum wage again. He should reconsider. To

A unique combination of political forces is driving the legislative push to reduce corporate welfare

Top dogs in Congress think it's time to uproot the tax system and rewrite the code. More realistical

Americans have discounted the economic crisis in Asia. The stock market fell sharply in late October

The clock is ticking on two major international trade cases before the Supreme Court this term.<

To Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, it's the ''unholy alliance.''But Mr. Mugabe has done mo

The strains of nativism are being heard again.President Clinton's latest trade initiative we

For the first time in American history, nearly half of the population lives in suburbs, and that sim

How much is a flashlight worth?In the case of the U.S. Senate, it comes to about $190 millio

Private credit rating agencies have taken quite a drubbing following the Asian financial meltdown. T

I don't often write columns wading into the legal aspects of the software wars, but all of us need t

Arising tide floats all ships, be they yachts or dinghies. The rich get richer, but the poor get ric

As the leading component of the Information Age, the Internet has aroused the curiosity and particip

Many stock market analysts will be surprised this year by stronger-than-expected corporate earnings.

Six years after the death of the Soviet Union, the United States finally has a new foreign policy fo

The French unemployed are striking, often violently, for more money. Yes, the 3 million-plus jobless