Commentary

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

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

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

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

Passengers on the London subway could soon be watching films projected onto screens fixed to the tun

The Clinton-Jiang summit was a success.While expressing legitimate disappointment about Chin

Congress has lost a stunning opportunity to reform the Food and Drug Administration. The authorizati

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

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

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

When the European Union began laying corner- stones for economic integration in the mid-1980s, gov

With the ''fast track'' bill dead for this year, the ad- ministration quickly switched into spin-co

The global economy is poised for major shifts as we approach the 21st century. All those involved in

It's not just Europe's business sector that's readying itself for economic and monetary union. Publi

When world leaders meet to hammer out an international treaty on climate change this December, one o

Let's talk about how much we all hate the IRS and what Congress is doing about it.There can'

This business of federal trustbusters' barging heedlessly into toy land, unsettling small children -

First China, then Japan, followed by the countries of Southeast Asia.Now in the final chapte

The latest fix the European Union is considering for its huge unemployment problem is a ''code of co

Insurance companies dodged a bullet in New Jersey.Democrat Jim McGreevey narrowly missed an

Shippers, passengers and policy-makers are in a tizzy as Amtrak strike deadlines come and go. Meanwh

France is balking at opening its rail market to British carriers in return for a 34-year concession

Watching the protest that marked the recent launch of the Cassini mission to Saturn clearly demonstr

The statistics are inconclusive, but many investors have soured on Vietnam. Journalists, commentator

Carpets made in South Asia will be the first products subject to a new U.S. law banning imports made

Japan's social system is about to undergo revolutionary change.There's a growing consensus t

The U.S. Supreme Court decision this week opening the door for manufacturers to fix prices sounds li

Pity poor Benazir Bhutto. Pity poor Pakistan.Some say the country is a product of the Bhutto

The separation of state and business took the first step in Russia Wednesday when President Boris Ye

The federal budget deficit, which has helped to define American politics for more than 20 years, is

When Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo says the United States should compensate his country for the

As you're reading this, it is likely that a Union Pacific freight train is rolling through the spect

The visit by China's Jiang Zemin brought great expectations for stronger economic cooperation betwee

Congress votes this week on whether to give President Clinton fast-track negotiating authority to ex

There's a lot of talk these days about intermodalism - one could be forgiven for thinking it's a new

Historically, modes of transportation were relatively unconnected and largely served domestic needs,

The European Commission and the European Monetary Institute, the forerunner of the European Central

Every time you fill up at a gas pump, unwrap some prepackaged food, or wear clothes made from synthe