Commentary

Despite the growing U.S. trade deficit, Americans are seeing global trade in a more favorable light

It's no surprise President Clinton was able to emerge unscathed from the Cuba quandary imposed on hi

The International Olympic Committee, which has presided over the transmutation of the Olympic Games

Where is the job the skilled typesetter is so well-trained to do? What about the bank teller who rem

Are American closets too crowded to squeeze in a slinky new sarong? Or is it all the worry about job

US WOOL INDUSTRYNEEDS SAFEGUARDSThere has been a great deal written recently about the U.S.-

The Clinton administration once hailed the North American Free Trade Agreement as a great victory fo

How does Bill Clinton get into these fixes? Last November, Mr. Clinton was easing restrictions on Cu

Seen at night from space, our planet is illuminated by an uninterrupted river of light flowing aroun

Just how old is ''old enough'' in the United States? Sometimes it is hard to tell.Although 1

Recently, the opinion pages of this newspaper have been filled with criticisms of one federal mariti

President Clinton made the right decision Tuesday by postponing lawsuits by U.S. citizens against fo

Having spent almost 35 years in the airline business - much of it overseeing international aviation

Well, you blew it. Forbes' list of the world's richest people was just published and your name was n

After months of delay, the U.S. Senate has voted to lift the minimum wage by 90 cents an hour. Becau

U.S. corporations in Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, can no longer ignore suppression of democracy

The media circus over layoffs due to corporate downsizing has subsided. While magazines like the Atl

The United States and Japan are in the final stages of negotiations to extend the decade-old semicon

CREW NEED NOT FOLLOWMASTER'S ILLEGAL ORDERI would like to respond to your June 14 article, '

Read this book in a cold shower on the 17th floor by an open window in January.You'll share

State trading companies - government-owned enterprises that control the sales of a nation's key comm

President Clinton is expected to announce today whether he will implement or postpone provisions of

Financial markets have been thrown for a loop by the mistaken idea that a prospering labor market po

1996 marks the 40th anniversary of the creation of the Interstate Highway System and it should be ca

Although the process of constitutional government was strengthened in the Russian presidential elect

As someone who worked in the Senate for eight years, I was saddened to see Bob Dole leave. He is onl

It looks like acting U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky is going to remain acting, at lea

A court has dealt a welcome blow to the European Union's legalized broadcasting cartel, trashing the

STRAIGHT FACTSON ISRAEL AND GRAINYour June 14 article, ''Carrier moves to dominate delivery

Five months ago Congress voted to break up one of the last of the great monopolies - local phone ser

Even if Johnny cannot read, he will not necessarily end up jobless.Thanks to the small pool

The deaths of 19 U.S. airmen in the recent terror bombing in Saudi Arabia has brought back memories

The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a draft economic analysis of the Clean Air Act

Everyone is grateful to Hong Kong's governor, Chris Patten, for promoting unconditional American ren

Everyone who has ever been an expectant parent knows the feeling: the intense desire for a healthy b

Last week, the Federal Reserve decided to leave short-term interest rates intact. In hindsight, that

The way to a man's heart may be through his stomach, but to a young adult, it could well be his beep

Roy Herberger is concerned. ''Foreign countries are increasingly limiting the number of American stu

SCRAP TITLE XI,MR. TOTTIE INSISTSIn her June 26 reply (Page 8A) to my article, ''Scrap Title

After months of teasing, Ross Perot told Larry King this week he would enter the presidential race i