Commentary

A few years ago, a highly selective Pennsylvania liberal arts college notified parents and students

George Stigler, the noted University of Chicago economist, told the story of a farmer in the city of

One of the last of the ''natural monopolies,'' the transmission of electric power, is crumbling. Fed

A Mexican company owning Seguros Comercial America, Mexico's second-largest insurer, has apparently

Just the other day I and a ton of cocaine were sitting in the same room. A ton of cocaine packed in

Addressing the nation's editors earlier this month, Sen. Bob Dole observed at one point that ''obvio

An auto insurance plan put in place by Ontario's former quasi-socialist government is heading for re

Don't look now, but Japan's exports of cars and other vehicles in the last fiscal year fell to their

Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's public relations skills are extraordinary. His mastery of economic

The smile didn't leave Bob Rubin's face all week.The major crises that have consumed Mr. Rub

For the first time, the heirs to the Italian Communist Party will govern the country as part of a ce

In case you were wondering, the war between container carriers and consolidators continues.T

Strangely, little attention has been paid to the gloomiest and most nerve-rattling study to come off

MONTANA LOOKS GOOD,EVEN ON PAPERYour recent editorial defense of the state of Montana was bo

Are cities doomed? Economists have amassed a wealth of data that allow us to emphatically answer no.

When airlines were posting billion-dollar losses in the early 1990s - and failing right and left - c

Late last year, Rep. Philip Crane, R-Ill., introduced a bill that would allow the Department of Comm

DEREGULATION:NO CHAOS HEREContrary to your April 18 article, ''Will power reform burn consum

The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis rummage sale in New York already has validated every cliche in the bo

The General Arrangements to Borrow, the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, the New Arrangement

Not far from the town square, there's an old, weather-beaten building adorned with huge white and bl

Sperm counts are falling! Alligators' penises are shrinking! Our hormones are under chemical siege!<

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that has the potential to set back the United States fo

What is the best way to make cars safer? The traditional strategy has been through government regula

Thursday parents across the country will be encouraged to participate in the fourth annual ''Take Ou

The basic promise of President Clinton's 1992 election campaign was his pledge to create ''good job

LAOS, VIETNAM FIRMSIN TRANSPORT VENTUREHANOI - In the biggest commercial joint venture betwe

Tran Van Tra, the general who led the North Vietnamese troops into Saigon at the end of the Vietnam

If there is intelligent life in deep space picking up our television signals, they are no doubt conf

NO WINDFALLFOR SAVANNAH PILOTSYour April 18 article, ''San Francisco pilots push for tariff,

Big mergers can trigger big fears, and the Bell Atlantic-Nynex alliance is no exception. In this cas

While a tortuous strike by France's public-sector employees last December ground the nation's transp

If Greg Norman can throw away a six-stroke lead to sensationally lose the U.S. Masters to Nick Faldo

The corporate culture that led to the massive case of sexual harassment at Mitsubishi Motor's Normal

What do tattoos and alternative medicine have in common?They both emerged on the fringes and

The North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) is the most analyzed and propagandized trade agreeme

As the competition for economic development projects has steadily increased, especially during the p

Alan Greenspan has won a third term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, an honor he richly deserves.

It's an old story: You can't book too early for the good flights. This includes around-the-world thr

Lt. Gen. Kenneth H. Wykle offered some thoughtful comments in his article, ''In Defense of the U.S.