Commentary

AS A LOBBYIST, EPPARD 'GETS RESULTS'I have just finished reading your Feb. 8 article on Ann

In the 1992 election, the big issue was "the economy, stupid." Now, pundits are saying the president

IT'S BEEN A BAD FEW MONTHS for France, what with public sector strikes and the international outcry

In a campaign year where fear of falling living standards is a hot issue, many Americans might be sh

The privatization of British Rail is degenerating into a farce as the discovery of financial irregul

AT DUSTY ROADSIDE checkpoints, bands of local officials are trying to roll back the North American F

An editing error near the end of Warren Grimes' article, "Rate-Fixing and Ocean Shipping" (Feb. 14,

America's "sweet-and-sour" relationship with China has curdled again, with a host of issues, ranging

BORIS YELTSIN surprised no one Thursday by announcing that he will seek another term as president of

CONGRESSMAN BUD SHUSTER'S cozy relationship with an aide-turned-lobbyist gives a skeptical public a

Would that every personnel decision were as easy as renominating Alan Greenspan for chairman of the

Nudged by the West, Romania is at last embarking on a massive privatization program, following the l

President Clinton has just signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996 into law - the largest single c

FELIX ROHATYN is not pleased that Republicans killed his expected nomination as vice chairman of the

PAT BUCHANAN is promising a bloody trade war with America's best customers. If elected president, he

It's a place where most people earn well under $1,000 a year, where one of every two citizens is ill

Despite his weak showing in the Iowa caucuses, Steve Forbes' flat tax remains a hot issue on the cam

KFC THREATENS INDIA'S WAY OF LIFEOn Jan. 30, the anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi's death, far

ALAN GREENSPAN has earned another term as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The main job of any centr

A recent staff study published by the Federal Trade Commission has again focused attention on rate-f

Growth, or lack of it, will surely be a major issue in the election campaign this fall. While curren

BORIS YELTSIN seems to be going out of his way to discredit himself in the West as the best candidat

As the United States tightens the cord of its embargo against Iran, suspicions are growing that it i

WHY TRANSPORT RULES ARE STILL NEEDEDNow that the dust has settled on sunsetting the

The first half of the 1990s will be remembered in financial circles as a time when rogue traders roa

HONG KONG'S RESIDENTS welcome the Year of the Rat next Monday, but many in this British colony will

For better or worse, Agence France Presse, the world's third largest news agency, has a new presiden

THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE of the Kansas Senate approved a bill this week that would boost speed l

JAPAN'S LIFETIME EMPLOYMENT SYSTEMYour Jan. 26 article, "Japanese Try to Cope With Anti-Layo

IRAQ HAS ASKED the United Nations to allow it to sell $2 billion of oil to buy food and medicine. Fo

Competition among the big multinational corporations to enter Asia's emerging markets is increasing.

U.S. DIPLOMATS are removing their velvet gloves to deliver some undiplomatic shots to Western Europe

Maritime Administrator Albert Herberger will announce today his agency's latest loan guarantee proje

DELAWARE BAY PILOTS ARE WELL TRAINEDYour "On The Waterfront" column by Jerry A. Aspl

From Virginia to California, privatization is in. Roads, prisons, fire departments, water department

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG. Shortly after President Clinton signed the massive new telecommunications bill

Across the spectrum of international issues, China continues to make mischief. Brandishing m

WEST COAST LONGSHOREMEN this week illegally shut down seaports in Los Angeles and Long Beach. The on

For 13 months, while public spending in Quebec soared out of control and private investment dollars

TAIWAN MAINTAINS 'ONE CHINA' POLICYYour editorial on relations across the Taiwan Straits ("T