Commentary

The world's catch of wild fish increased nearly fivefold between 1950 and 1985, but the fishermen ha

Being an economic powerhouse, or rather the economic powerhouse of the future, doesn't necessarily m

NO PLOT AGAINSTCHAIRMAN ROTHI read with complete disgust your recent article regarding the c

As Germany finally begins to dismantle and reform its corporate welfare system and as Japan prepares

Among the most topical export control issues is the transfer of jurisdiction over encryption exports

Anew order of international finance is upon us. No longer are billions of dollars flowing from the t

Who's afraid of commodity price swings? Apparent- ly the U.S. Senate, which this week extended an

W ho would have thought that Azerbaijan, a country most congressmen probably could not find on the

Millions of dead fish float in a small space. Some people move them, some sort them, others cut off

Apromising plan to expand trade in 21st century information technologies has been slowed by 18th-cen

The term ''sex appeal'' was coined by a Hollywood columnist back in 1924. ''An actress with sex appe

Despite the doomsday reports, the vast scientific enterprise financed by the federal government is c

HOLDING AGENTS LIABLEFOR PRINCIPALS' OBLIGATIONI was troubled in reading the ''On The Waterf

Where Van Woods is today is where a lot more blacks may be by the year 2000: ready to vote for a Rep

The IMF's executive board did not cover itself with glory last week when it papered over an extremel

Most advocates of large tax cuts, such as those recently proposed by Republican presidential candida

Halloween came to Washington early this year, as special-interest groups went trick-or-treating for

Many members of Congress are trying to win support this election year by taking a tough stand on imm

President Clinton is basking in the warm glow of moderate economic growth and low inflation as the 1

A tug-of-war has broken out over the future of U.S. policy toward Iran, after 17 years of enmity bet

After nearly two years of political wrangling, prospects for reasonable immigration reform in Congre

The furor over the U.S. Helms-Burton law refuses to die down.Earlier this year Congress pass

Social Security and its much-needed reform would be one of the victims of presidential politics if R

The prestigious Carnegie Corp. announced a great new idea for kids last week in New York. It's too b

Whatever happened to the Republican plan to win over women? It seems to have sputtered out only a fe

The United States is the world's leading agricultural producer and exporter. The nation has farming

A half century ago, the Palace of Justice in bomb-blackened Nuremberg echoed with the verdicts that

The Senate is set to vote today on $1 billion in new subsidies for U.S. shipping companies. Supporte

One of the basic features of the structural adjustment programs of the International Monetary Fund a

Bill Clinton and Bob Dole both claim to have economic strategies that will realize the U.S. economy'

Singapore has made it to the top of the charts in the economic league, but to its leaders, the count

In an information age, the ability to keep information private is more than a luxury. It is vital fo

Judy Hooper has two passions in life: her Evanston, Ill., bakery and the Occupational Safety and Hea

Look for a better U.S. trade balance in August, after July's exceptionally poor showing. Aircraft ex

When Bill Clinton vetoed a major reform of the product liability system earlier this year, he no dou

When the Commission on Presidential Debates unanimously decided last week to exclude Ross Perot from

Job security has become the holy grail of the American labor movement, and the United Auto Workers u

The growth in trade stimulated by Nafta and trade liberalization worldwide is putting North American

SECURING AIRPORTSAT LEAST COSTLittle has been done since the ill-fated TWA flight 800 of Jul

Perot and Choate, meet Barlett and Steele.For anyone outside the Philadelphia area, the seco