Commentary

Legislation to significantly deregulate the ocean shipping industry came under heavy fire at last we

CONGRESS IS EXPECTED to approve a new highway funding bill soon, and with it a provision that could

AEI WASN'T PLAYING FAVORITESYour article, "Money Greases Massive Effort to Protect Glaxo Win

JONES ACT: LESS HEAT, MORE LIGHTThe growing debate over the Jones Act promises to be one of

The U.S. trade deficit with China has literally exploded in the last five years, increasing from $10

BUD SHUSTER is not letting principle stand in the way of politics. The Pennsylvania congressman has

RUSSIA IS STILL SCHEDULED to hold critical parliamentary elections on Dec. 17, but doubts are rising

In recent years the United States has engaged seemingly half the world in negotiations to liberalize

CORRECTING THE 'KINGS POINT' RECORDYour Sept. 19 article, "Kings Point Grads Told: S

A person can't change his mind these days without everyone saying he's running for president. It's a

REPUBLICANS in the House and Senate this week have begun shaping a final version of their landmark b

Where in the world are market opportunities ideal for U.S. companies? Many American executives immed

SOUTH AFRICANS went to the polls Wednesday in the first local elections contested among all races. A

If Medicare reform is the fundamental test for the conservative revolution, the Republicans have flu

I was recently invited to a Japanese friend's wedding. If I were a diplomat for my country, U.S.-Jap

STILL SMARTING from Monday's narrow loss, Quebec's separatists may take some comfort from an old ada

The Federal Reserve System tightened its monetary policy in October. Preliminary data show that tota

THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS may be a political and diplomatic affair, but securing that peace will

Drought, starvation, genocide, tribal warfare, racism, fundamentalism - the perception of Africa as

NO COUNTRY pirates computer software more than China, but even there authorities finally are beginni

The European Union is on autopilot at the very moment its 15 member governments should have their ha

A VERY OLD SYSTEM of pricing in the ocean freight business is crumbling. Container shipping lines th

SHIPPING COVERAGE NEEDS BALANCEThroughout the past several months, I have been rather surpri

VOTERS IN QUEBEC will decide today if their rocky marriage with Canada can last. By most accounts, t

The new shipbuilding agreement negotiated through the OECD, while not perfect, appears to be our las

OFFICIAL GROWTH FORECASTS have many uses, but in China, it seems, public relations heads the list.

GLAXO DEFENDS LOBBYING EFFORTYour story on the GATT patent issue unfairly criticizes Glaxo W

After several tries, the Clinton administration and key House members are close to agreement on draf

JOHN SWEENEY and his supporters, winners in the AFL-CIO leadership fight, bring new energy to a mori

FARMERS FOR DECADES have relied more on government subsidies than on the market to ensure their fina

DON'T BURY THE PORT OF BOSTONYour Oct. 17 editorial, "Too Many Ports?" (Page 6A), dr

Say this for the Chinese: They have chutzpah. How else to explain Beijing's brazen view that

A coalition of worry warts gathered this week at the National Press Club to declaim against Coors' E

SMOKING IS TOLERATED to a far greater extent in Europe than in the United States, but that doesn't m

STATE AND FEDERAL transportation officials tend to agree on one thing: The National Highway System b

PROTECTING CARIBOU FROM OIL DRILLINGYour interesting Oct. 17 story on the porcupine

The policies of the 180-member International Monetary Fund are set by a powerful group known as the

Been there. Done that. That's what the former executives of now-defunct Pan Am, Eastern and

AMERICA'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CHINA is off the critical list, but it is hardly healthy. This week's me

WHO HAS LOST THE MOST from the Clinton administration's trade embargo against Iran? As many predicte