Commentary

Puzzlement and distress persist over why fewer and fewer Americans are studying for science degrees.

As the debate on trade liberalization heats up, it may be helpful to consider what the United States

The need for consolidation through mergers and takeovers has been long reported in these columns. We

We must give thanks for what we've got. In the recent session of Congress, its passing unlamented, t

When Takahisa Suzuki put up the ''No Foreigners'' sign in his jewelry shop he probably had no idea h

ir transport was among the first modern international industries, yet it is struggling to keep pace

he results of a nationwide test of civics and government education have little that's good to say ab

During the 1976 celebration of the national bicentennial, Americans were exhilarated by the gatherin

The administration fully supports the industry's right to avail itself of the safeguards mechanism u

Storm clouds continue to gather over Seattle as President Clinton prepares to open the World Trade O

f U.S. companies are so competitive in global markets, why is the United States running such a large

Predictions that this holiday season will be a banner year for e-commerce, cementing its acceptance

U.S. policy toward Iraq is in disarray. The United States has almost no chance of succeeding in its

Long before the federal government unveiled plans last week to protect 27 million workers from repet

Thanksgiving is Thursday, and in many American homes plans are in full swing to celebrate our nation

I am pleased that The Journal of Commerce (''Customs Declaration,'' editorial, Nov. 9, Page 5) agree

Like a zoom lens, human faces reveal the condition of a society better than a Nobel-prize winning hi

Now that Washington and Beijing have reached agreement concerning accession of the People's Republic

ometimes art relects reality. Sometimes it reflects public perception. And sometimes it reflects bot

t may seem curious that the workers who physically handle a large chunk of the nation's internationa

Get ready for an avalanche of new computers that, I promise you, will be bigger, better and faster t

You're in a concert hall, the conductor comes out, he raises his baton, the orchestra is poised to b

In recent weeks, a vigorous debate has unfolded about the relationship of trade and the environment.

''Take us to the reservation or fight!''That was the last offer by the greatest fighter who

We in shipping are in an industry that cannot seem to find consistent profit making - even in period

My compliments on a well-done article about the bulk shipping market (''Market revives along with As

Watching the slow, tortuous pace of action in Washington, it's sometimes easy to forget that fundame

The air is thick with plaudits for the progress that has been made toward peace in Northern Ireland

Over the years, the Agriculture Department has regularly announced its annual sugar tariff rate impo

Many ocean-transportation intermediaries (OTIs) remain bitter about the ''carefully crafted compromi

In ''NIT League head: No changes for OSRA on horizon'' (Nov. 17, Page 23), Ed Emmett suggested that

Earlier this month, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, titular head of the Institutional Revolutiona

The mystery of why EgyptAir Flight 990 dove into the Atlantic, killing the 217 people aboard, is onl

A certain shipping line called me a couple of Sundays ago (no prizes for guessing the company name).

he U.S. Customs Service has begun a final push to get shippers to sign up for its Automated Export S

The Clinton administration released a study recently on the environmental impact of free trade that

As intensive talks continue in preparation for the upcoming World Trade Organization summit in Seatt

The Chinese market is an apt candidate for rapid industrial growth. But there are also a number of f

The pressure groups about to descend on Seattle are not the only ones threatening the launch of seri

Regrettably, National Trade Education Day came and went last week without making much of a ripple in