Commentary

Offer a rational explanation for the Clinton administration's policy of benign neglect toward the do

So far, the debate over whether to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission and transferits functi

LUFTHANSA, KLM, Air France, now Alitalia. One by one, Europe's state-owned - and inefficient_ airlin

The Interstate Commerce Commission appears to have escaped the shutdown envisioned by the House when

CALIFORNIA is feeling financial aftershocks from last January's $7 billion Los Angeles earthquake. M

With the resurgence of nationalism in Eastern Europe, many post-communist liberation governments hav

It's remarkable what a stable and adequate supply of electricity can do for a nation. It can keep in

A phenomenon called "Diegomania" is swirling through Mexico, much to the chagrin of the ruling Insti

MEXICANS HEAD TO THE POLLS next month, and there couldn't be more at stake for this nation on the ed

The concept of a free-trade agreement between Israel and the Arab states of the Middle East seems fa

The recent Supreme Court case of Dolan vs. City of Tigard should be a wake-up call for Congress as i

Despite his recent appearance at the Group of 7 summit of world leaders, Russian PresidentBoris Yelt

IT TOOK FIVE YEARS and at least seven missed deadlines, but leading maritime nations finally have ag

Soon after President Clinton took office, his administration fashioned a new trade policy toward Jap

To Nafta or not to Nafta, that's the question. The United States and Chile, after three year

IT'S DIFFICULT to get excited about the selection of Jacques Santer as the next president of the Eur

I am impatient and angry with Canadians, a people who are engaged in an odd kind of civil war, who a

Consumer spending was surprisingly soft this spring. Kathryn Eickhoff, who was chief economist of th

Betsey Osborne, a visitor from New York on a two-week holiday, recently entered a Japanese bank to c

The most important consequence of the Cold War's end is that two superpowers no longer menace each o

You've probably heard that American homes, businesses and schools will soon be connected to the "inf

Britain's next prime minister may be elected Thursday. Tony Blair, a likeable and telegenic

IF ALL GOES AS EXPECTED, the House and Senate soon will approve bills that keep the Interstate Comme

DESPITE its vast potential as an export market, China has been painfully slow to accept many types o

THE URUGUAY ROUND has overcome one obstacle after another, and its ratification by Congress is no ex

In an early return from President Clinton's plan to revive the American shipbuilding industry, the M

After 135 days at sea as Master aboard the SS Elizabeth Lykes, I am surprised and distressedthat the

The U.S. dollar continues to hit postwar lows against the Japanese yen, while also dropping precipit

Lately, bondholders have been taking a beating - both literally andfiguratively. Acc

JOHN KASICH, the Ohio congressman who is gunning for the Interstate CommerceCommission, isn'

As a well-aged citizen of 60, I have developed a tightly focused method for judging the state of the

The Interstate Commerce Commission, as an institution, has many strengths.Because it is an i

FOR A GOOD EXAMPLE of how to mismanage a government budget, take a close look at what's been happeni

At the Brandenburg Gate, where the Berlin Wall stands no more, President Clinton on Tuesday offered

As interest is heating up again in peace negotiations between the Mexican government and mostly Maya

THE UNITED STATES and Canada are on the brink of another trade dispute, this time over grain. The U.

The Clinton administration hopes to submit legislation to Congress soon to implement the Uruguay Rou

A recent flight over the Red River Valley of North Dakota and Minnesota revealed a land that, agricu

INFLATION IS LOW, economic growth is up, and President Clinton says the outlook for the U.S. economy

There was a mixed message about the economy from the labor market in June. The Labor Department repo