Commentary

Symbols are the essence of politics. Nowhere are they more in evidence than in the forced transfer

Today, 15 years after the war ended in Vietnam, many of the issues that divided Vietnam remain. Thes

The 1992 European market integration calls into question the economic future and the very identity

President Mikhail S. Gorbachev recently offered the Lithuanians the Soviet equivalent of a leveraged

I was a bit down in the dumps last week when one of my sources mentioned a star-studded internation

CEASING HOSTILITIES isn't easy: Whether it's the Cold War or the War on Poverty, there are always lo

ANYONE WHO'S DODGED THE POTHOLES on Interstate 80 understands the sorry state of the interstate high

MUTUAL LIFE INSURERS SHOULD PAY MORE TAXIn his April 9 article, "Mutual Life Taxes Are Unfai

It would be an exaggeration to say that Africa has been completely upstaged in recent months by what

Monetary unification represents the backbone of the German unification process. On April 23, the Wes

WHEN THE JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT was created in 1982, it seemed the perfect marriage of partis

THE QUESTION OF WHETHER CENTRAL BANKERS are able to control exchange rates has long been controversi

Recently, Congress held hearings on a bill that would pre-empt state economic regulation of motor ca

Interest rates in the United States, Japan, West Germany and the United Kingdom have moved up togeth

Another session of the Texas Legislature is upon us and magic sounds are rising from the halls of th

FOR THE CITIZENS of Leipzig and Dresden, it was a fairy tale come true. After a long sleep on mattre

LET ANOTHER COUNTRY RAISE a barrier to U.S. business and the howls are immediate. But let foreigner

The horrible fire that swept through the Danish-owned ferry Scandinavian Star two weeks ago has put

THANKS TO UNCLE SAM, farmers received nearly $16 billion last year for growing crops the world doesn

BILL WOULD BROADEN DRAWBACK PROCEDURESBernard Lyons, in his letter to the editor (April 6),

ON ANY LIST OF THE WORST-RUN countries in the hemisphere, the Republic of Peru would rank very high

The House Banking Committee is considering a bill introduced by Stephen Neal, D-N.C., directing the

THE SECURITY THREAT has changed, but the Pentagon's response to the startling developments in the So

It takes 62 to buy $100 on Oxford Street. But try to turn that $100 back into sterling and you'll g

ONCE MORE THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION must decide whether to declare other nations to be unfair traders.

Speculation is rife in Washington over which countries, if any, the United States will brand as unfa

Where do we stand on modernizing and expanding the U.S. merchant marine? We have had studies and rev

IF ANYONE IN WASHINGTON still thinks the Federal Reserve Board should push interest rates lower to

A PENSION SHOULD BE A PROMISE. But for many workers, that promise provesillusory when their

In an incisive letter sent last year to the summit of the leaders of the seven major industrialized

American high-tech exporters are about to take on anti-Soviet hard-liners once again in the struggle

The press has been saturated with stories about the fear of African leaders that the West is poised

Every spring we hear of a crisis in U.S.-Japan relations, caused by Americanpressure on Japa

The enormous economic potential of Central and Eastern Europe intrigues Western businessmen and fina

WHO OWNS YOUR SPLEEN? You do, of course, while it's still in your body. Who owns it, however

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S ZEAL to eliminate purported barriers to U.S. exports is getting a bit out

CONFUSING THE LAW AND THE ISSUESYour April 4 editorial, "Confusion at the ICC," might better

Political leaders could learn in South America that austerity and fairness, if they go together, can

One of the articles of faith since the late 1950s has been that anything the Japanese produce can be

AN ANXIOUS POWERLESSNESS growing across the environment like kudzu: That's Boston Globe columnist El