Commentary

David Letke knows better than anyone the rumors that Preston Trucking Co. will be merged into its bi

Rite Aid, the drug store chain, has angrily denounced the Federal Trade Commission for thwarting its

The way businesses respond to the turmoil of globalization, increased competition and new technologi

In strangely diverse circles, the Unabomber, subject of the most intense manhunt in FBI history, is

Germany's economy remains one of the world's most powerful, but it has been apparent for some time t

In an ironic twist, Beijing is accusing Washington of violating an agreement on the protection of in

One of the last of the ''natural monopolies,'' the transmission of electric power, is crumbling. Fed

PAGODA HIT,BUT DIDN'T RUNYour March 19 article, ''Tanker accused of hit-and-run stopped in H

Just the other day I and a ton of cocaine were sitting in the same room. A ton of cocaine packed in

An auto insurance plan put in place by Ontario's former quasi-socialist government is heading for re

George Stigler, the noted University of Chicago economist, told the story of a farmer in the city of

Will ports be punished for their opposition to shipping deregulation in Congress? It is a lingering

A Mexican company owning Seguros Comercial America, Mexico's second-largest insurer, has apparently

Addressing the nation's editors earlier this month, Sen. Bob Dole observed at one point that ''obvio

A few years ago, a highly selective Pennsylvania liberal arts college notified parents and students

Don't look now, but Japan's exports of cars and other vehicles in the last fiscal year fell to their

Are cities doomed? Economists have amassed a wealth of data that allow us to emphatically answer no.

For the first time, the heirs to the Italian Communist Party will govern the country as part of a ce

In case you were wondering, the war between container carriers and consolidators continues.T

Strangely, little attention has been paid to the gloomiest and most nerve-rattling study to come off

MONTANA LOOKS GOOD,EVEN ON PAPERYour recent editorial defense of the state of Montana was bo

The smile didn't leave Bob Rubin's face all week.The major crises that have consumed Mr. Rub

Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's public relations skills are extraordinary. His mastery of economic

When airlines were posting billion-dollar losses in the early 1990s - and failing right and left - c

Late last year, Rep. Philip Crane, R-Ill., introduced a bill that would allow the Department of Comm

Not far from the town square, there's an old, weather-beaten building adorned with huge white and bl

Sperm counts are falling! Alligators' penises are shrinking! Our hormones are under chemical siege!<

The General Arrangements to Borrow, the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, the New Arrangement

The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis rummage sale in New York already has validated every cliche in the bo

DEREGULATION:NO CHAOS HEREContrary to your April 18 article, ''Will power reform burn consum

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that has the potential to set back the United States fo

The basic promise of President Clinton's 1992 election campaign was his pledge to create ''good job

Thursday parents across the country will be encouraged to participate in the fourth annual ''Take Ou

LAOS, VIETNAM FIRMSIN TRANSPORT VENTUREHANOI - In the biggest commercial joint venture betwe

What is the best way to make cars safer? The traditional strategy has been through government regula

If there is intelligent life in deep space picking up our television signals, they are no doubt conf

While a tortuous strike by France's public-sector employees last December ground the nation's transp

NO WINDFALLFOR SAVANNAH PILOTSYour April 18 article, ''San Francisco pilots push for tariff,

Tran Van Tra, the general who led the North Vietnamese troops into Saigon at the end of the Vietnam

Big mergers can trigger big fears, and the Bell Atlantic-Nynex alliance is no exception. In this cas