Commentary

AID CAN HELP POOR COUNTRIESIn the Jan. 5 opinion article, "Aid Doesn't Help Poor Nations," (

The scene: the office of Commerce Secretary Luther Hodges. The time: late 1963. Visiting the

REFORMING federal tax policy is all the rage these days, but at least one state also might benefit f

The American economy appears to be headed for a recession this year. No matter who is in charge of t

DEFENDING OCEAN SHIPPING CONFERENCESI've been reluctant to write concerning your Jan

Bryan Johnson and Thomas Sheehy take the occasion of the publication of their latest Index of Econom

"We can do without Taiwan for the time being; let it come after 100 years . . . Why is there need to

RICH AND POOR NATIONS alike are flocking to the World Trade Organization judiciary to seek the resol

While Europe agonizes over the Euro, its planned single currency, it is still the greenback that cou

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT, U.S. labor unions are showing signs of outgrowing theirinsularity and

Sudden, but not surprising. This was how U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor described the rise

In one fell swoop, your Dec. 8 editorial, "No Shipbuilding Subsidy," managed to dispose of the entir

STARTING MARCH 1, New York cabbies must be polite, drive air-conditioned cars, speak English and kno

ONE OF THE LAST VESTIGES of Cold War economic policy all but disappeared last week. U.S. restriction

UP-SP MERGER IMPROVES COMPETITIONRip Watson's Jan. 19 Inside Talk column (Page 2B) was an in

On Dec. 31, 1995, America took the final step in one of the most important public health actions eve

MORE THAN A YEAR after its peso crisis began, Mexico's economy remains in a deep recession. Still, s

The timetable for broad tax revision, such as a flat tax or other consumption- based levy, may quiet

It was a speech that could have been given by any number of Republicans. The emphasis was on

SEVENTY-THREE SECONDS into its flight 10 years ago this Sunday, the Space Shuttle Challenger explode

A line was dropped from Greg Mastel's Jan. 24 opinion article, "In Defense of Trade Politics," becau

"Our citizens are willing to pay more in taxes in order to have a considerably higher degree of soci

MENTION THE EURO to a group of Germans, Italians or Frenchmen and the reactions will range from skep

It takes a certain arrogance to enter public life. There are few times in history when Cincinnatus i

RUSSIA'S BID for membership in the Council of Europe, the continent's democratic club, deserves seri

Based on December's anemic retail sales, U.S. consumers are not in the spending mood. Neither are th

BILL CLINTON DECLARED an end to big government Tuesday night, then used his State of the Union speec

Some funny things have been happening on the way to next Monday's swearing-in of separatist leader L

TRADE DOESN'T CAUSE HOMELESSNESSYes, the homeless are everywhere. However, to imply that thi

With the recent resumption of Palestinian authority over Nablus and Bethlehem, the peace process in

Washington's community of trade Cassandras has recently taken to gnashing teeth and pulling hair ove

FLAT TAX FEVER continues to spread, winning converts on the campaign trail and in Washington. Steve

BUDGIE THE HELICOPTER, a cartoon character conceived by Fergie, alias the Duchess of York, was repor

It's winter in rural Japan. Central heating is a relatively new concept in this 1,200-year-old count

From his taste for Saumagen (sow-stomach) to his new cookbook of German cuisine, beefy German Chance

For many freight railroad customers, the next 12 months could be a tumultuous time. Major carriers i

REPUBLICANS continue to undermine their own laudable efforts to balance the federal budget. This tim

THE RESULTS ARE IN: The World Trade Organization ruled on its first trade dispute last week and the

A grim anniversary has passed unnoticed in Washington, but not in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital th

PRESIDENT ERNESTO ZEDILLO's trip to Europe this week is calculated to bring Mexico closer to the Eur