Commentary

In just a couple of weeks, trade representatives from throughout the Americas will meet in Miami for

COMMERCE STANDS READYTO HELP US EXPORTERSAs an employee of the Department of Commerce's Comm

Americans, especially politicians, tend to think of China as a rapidly growing global giant, threate

Captive rail shippers are bitterly disappointed by the Surface Transportation Board's conscious deci

It is 11 years this month that Alan Greenspan took office as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Exactly one year before the year 2000 blazes its trail over worldwide computer systems, American bus

It is said that everyone wants a wife. This is not a sexist remark so much as it is a fact. The trad

The world just got some vital new ammunition for its fight to end hunger and save wildlands.

As U.S. interests continue to evolve beyond the agenda of the Cold War, American diplomats and execu

With the Japanese yen continuing to drop against the dollar, the usual doomsayers are responding wit

Based on world power realities, money in the bank, diplomatic leverage, the quest for global stabili

With little fanfare, the Senate last week ratified an international agreement that outlaws bribery o

GUEST WORKER BILLIS A FAIR COMPROMISEThe Western Growers Association believes Bill Maxwell's

Critics of embattled German Chancellor Helmut Kohl like to say he has run out of ideas for governing

As Soviet communism went into its death throes, Western advisers arrived in Moscow promising Russian

A few weeks ago I played in a golf tournament for charity, a day that concluded with dinner and an a

American taxpayers work hard to pay for the services government provides and have every right to exp

The absurdity of the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba reveals itself in many ways. As our Kevin Hall

Now that the peak holiday shipping season is under way and imports from Asia are flooding into West

If Rip Van Winkle awoke today, a review of labor news might not seem so strange to him. The Teamster

Technology has changed the way we live and do business in America. This change has occurred in just

FOREIGN GUEST WORKERSDRIVE DOWN WAGESWith legislation pending to double the number of foreig

Until the onset of the current regional crisis, the economic miracle in Southeast Asia was touted by

My friend Stuart announced last week that he will stay the course. He will not be among those to buy

Among his fellow diplomats, and at ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia's Foreign Minister, Yevge

Some workers shop the Internet on company time, while others download pornographic images.Th

Russia may be too big to fail, but the beleaguered country seems headed inexorably in that direction

DON'T RACE TO ENDWOOL IMPORT TARIFFSYour July 31 article ''Textile lobby says 'no' to wool i

Free trade loses some of its appeal when traditional tariff barriers are replaced by new controls on

In the July 29 Journal of Commerce, former U.S. Agriculture Secretary John R. Block admonished membe

Weak and getting weaker is the only way to describe import demand in the developing nations.

RAIL PERFORMANCEISN'T SO ROSYI am troubled by the article, ''US rails: A world apart,'' on t

Austria has a chance to make its mark during its maiden presidency of the European Union, which exte

Japan's new leaders are off to a less-than-inspiring start. The country's new prime minister, Keizo

Fast-track trade negotiating authority may be achievable this year. Following months of inactivity i

Older U.S. workers, sometimes viewed as technological dinosaurs, may find additional job opportuniti

Crystal-ball gazing is almost as popular a sport as basketball. Self-proclaimed pundits like to pred

With all the recent focus on airline rage and bursts of violence at tyke soccer games, it's easy to

Some observers regard China as a calm port amid the turmoil sweeping through East Asia. As once-fast

The Far Eastern Economic Review characterized President Clinton's recent trip to China as ''eating c