Commentary

LONGSHOREMEN SHUT DOWN West Coast ports this week in a reckless display of union power. Was this a d

As tens of thousands of British vacationers head across to the continent for their annual holidays,

ATLANTIC & PACIFIC RAILROAD: A HISTORYFrank Wilner's July 31 opinion article may be

THE NEWS IS ONLY GETTING WORSE for OPEC, the 12-nation cartel that tries to boost world oil prices b

"Who needs the Ex-Im Bank," asked William Lash in his June 9 opinion piece. According to Mr. Lash, t

Due to a transcription error, an Aug. 3 letter from Federal Maritime Commissioner Joe Scroggins Jr.

RAILROADS today are merging almost as fast as media companies. Union Pacific's Disney-like decision

Opponents of shipping deregulation who think the maritime reform bill was rammed through the House T

THE WORLD'S FISHERIES have been in decline for years as increasingly sophisticated trawlers harvest

HELPING COHO SALMON SURVIVEWild coho salmon have declined precipitously as a result

FLORIDA GOT A WAKE-UP CALL last week and the state had better heed it. Hurricane Erin barreled in pa

Transportation policy is emerging as a key issue in the European Union in the next few years. This i

MODERATE REPUBLICANS have been trying for months to save Amtrak from ax- wielding conservatives. The

IS THE COUNTRY headed for another recession? The economy grew at a halting 0.5 percent annual rate b

Last month's lopsided vote in the House of Representatives to block further loans to Mexico should b

WALL STREET and Hollywood were both caught by surprise Monday when Walt Disney Co., the giant produc

I went to the Caucasian republic of Armenia to write about a country under economic blockade. I did

Twenty-five years after Washington started to get serious about environmental quality in the United

U.S. BANKS and insurance companies are among the best in the world, yet America was on the sidelines

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

THE WORLDWIDE MOVE to open markets seems to have gone unnoticed in some European companies, where ca

RAIL LABOR MADE SACRIFICESYour July 7 editorial supporting binding arbitration in th

Now that the Interstate Commerce Commission has given a "green board" to the Burlington Northern-San

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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