Commentary

House Republican leaders apparently are serious about pushing through legislation this year to disma

A TIRED TRUCK DRIVER is a frightening thought. The overwork and fatigue now common in so many jobs c

Rep. Herbert H. Bateman's July 7 opinion article, "Keeping Security in U.S. Hands," sounded a famili

Before you read any further, go take a look in your refrigerator. You've got a small fortune in Arch

THERE THEY GO AGAIN. Those accommodating folks at the European Commission, the executive arm of the

Sir Leon Brittan is a man fond of the grand design. During his tenure at the European Commis

The Virginia suburbs of the nation's capital are undergoing an invisible change. It concerns

CHINA'S LEADERS know they can't continue to support money-losing, state-run enterprises. But closing

As Congress continues to aggressively cut federal spending, a potential victim is the International

GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT ON ETHANOLYour July 18 article, "Antitrust Allegations Against AD

WHY DOES AN AGENCY created to foster transportation in the New York metro area own a legal education

A huge bust of former President Lazaro Cardenas, revered for nationalizing Mexico's oil industry in

The emergence of a slow motion syndrome in the United States is the dominant development over the la

EURO DISNEY, the theme park near Paris, has been something of a Euro disaster for its American owner

INVESTING IN AMERICA is one of Bill Clinton's big themes, and his plan to revive commercial shipbuil

SHIPPING REFORMS HOLD BIG BENEFITSI enjoyed Publisher Don Becker's July 8 column. But his co

TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH America has dodged a trade war with Japan. A lingering aviation dispute w

MEXICO REPLIES TO UPS COMPLAINTRegarding your editorial on United Parcel Service's d

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S resumption of diplomatic relations with Vietnam comes at an important t

What ever happened to the Clipper chip? For a while, it was the hottest controversy in cyber

Vacation gives Americans an opportunity to suspend the daily grind and ponder how little free time t

PRESIDENT CLINTON'S Mexican rescue plan has never been popular in Congress. Now, lawmakers are tryin

NUCLEAR SHIPMENTS CAN BE SAFEThe response by Mike Kernahan to a recent article by Yu

THE BIGGEST RAILROAD MERGER in U.S. history barreled through the Interstate Commerce Commission like

In the June 29 Journal of Commerce, my good friend, Adm. Tom Patterson, bewails the loss of the U.S.

When it comes to trade disputes, underwear lacks the panache of, say, computer chips or luxury cars.

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act now before Congress proposes modest changes to the landmark 1984 Shipp

SPRINT HAILS DOJ DECISIONYour July 14 editorial regarding Sprint's global alliance with Fran

ECONOMIC RECOVERY may be well under way in industrialized nations, but high unemployment is here to

AMERICA'S TRADE RELATIONS with Canada have been mostly harmonious since last summer, but they are be

It's an international agency known by a homely acronym, its functions are unknown to most people in

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, a hero of both President Clinton and House Speaker Newt Gingrich, campaig

Maw and Paw were airing themselves out on the front porch here the other day, sitting between the cl

PUTTING BRAKES ON MASS CONSUMPTIONAlthough you consistently advocate open competitio

CHINA'S BOOMING ECONOMY can't disguise its continuing repression of political and human rights. Sinc

NEED MORE PROOF that America's justice system is out of whack? Seems a golfer in northern Ma

TWO YEARS AGO, many customs brokers fought ferociously to stop a new government program called remot

America's decision to torpedo the international trade talks on financial services is a striking demo

Industrial production in the United States declined at an annual rate of 3.2 percent this spring. Th

FOREIGN SHIPBUILDING SUBSIDIES have been the bane of America's mostly unsubsidized shipyards for the