Commentary

President Ernesto Zedillo returned home from his two-day visit to Washington displaying an even grea

The official statistics on U.S. unemployment for October dropped to 4.7 percent, raising anew for co

By refusing to give the president a blank check to negotiate international trade agreements, the Hou

America's high-technology, information-age industries are fueling our economic expansion.The

Teamsters President Ron Carey, until recently Mr. Clean of organized labor, was disqualified for run

Is a flat income tax possible with President Clinton in the White House? That's a question I hear re

Does the United States have to resign itself to the fact that this administration is going to be the

The changing structure of the global oil industry underscores the need for a coherent U.S. oil impor

The considered argument on free trade lost last week when President Clinton failed to win congressio

This year you expect to spend $816, on average, during the holiday season, according to a new survey

Microsoft's latest difficulties with the U.S. Department of Justice reveal the absurdity of attempti

You've got to wonder why the chiefs of higher education are upset by companies that peddle term pape

President Clinton has already proved that he is not afraid to order the use of military force. The t

Events in the Middle East in recent days underscore the need for the United States and other Western

Sixty years ago, France was fortifying its Maginot Line against likely German invaders. And, across

Quietly and without fanfare, Asian markets are being slowly closed to U.S. products. This is no acci

From London to Tokyo and everywhere in between, the United States has been delivering a forceful mes

GENEVA DEBATEIS WELCOMEDStephen Lamar's article ''U.S. Misguided Trade Activism,'' which app

Drums are about to roll, trumpets to blare, as President Clinton and other leaders convene in Vancou

KEEP FOREIGNVESSELS OUTIn Davis Helberg's column titled ''On the Waterfront'' (Oct. 21 Page

Besieged Czech Premier Vaclav Klaus doesn't want a national referendum on his country's entry into N

If you listened to lawmakers as they left Washington last week, Congress deserves credit for just ab

The volatility of the global stock markets has tested economies throughout the world. And, clearly,

ORGANIZED LABOR'S successful campaign against fast-track trade authority may have permanently altere

As a former federal mediator of rail disputes and a member of Rep. Bud Shuster's, R-Pa., Blue Ribbon

In his rush to praise the dispute settlement system of the World Trade Organization, Leo Abruzzese i

Six months ago, Hong Kong investors were lining up to buy into a bundled-up medley of businesses has

In its bid to salvage the Mideast peace process, the Clinton administration has identified trade as

The Russians have a hot line with China; we have a hot line. They have a ''strategic partnership;''

For 15 years, I've been telling the world's export farmers that Asia should become the biggest impor

While fashionable to discuss overpopulation as an intractable predicament confronting the world, the

The Clinton administration and the Republican leadership would have us believe that free trade and f

The failure of the House of Representatives to approve fast-track legislation is a blow to future tr

During the past couple of months, we have worked closely with both CSX and Norfolk Southern to resol

The Brazil-led Mercosur trading bloc has dealt another blow to hemispheric free trade by proposing t

Even as the Clinton administration struggles in its bid to forge a Free Trade Area of the Americas f

Three years ago, the 18 member governments of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum pledged to

RATE-MAKING IMMUNITYISSUE REVISITEDIn the Oct. 3, 1997, issue of The Journal of Commerce on

My town could be Anytown, U.S.A.. The people on my block work hard and look forward to their retirem

These are shaky times as Thailand, Indonesia, South Korea and Brazil see their economies stumble bad