Commentary

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor is fond of blaming "free trade purists" for undermining his

NOT SO FAST WITH JABS AT AMTRAKIra Rosenfeld's July 5 "Straight Talk" column contain

According to the World Bank, developing countries will require an additional $7 trillion during the

LAST WEEK'S RACKETEERING convictions of five former officers of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Asso

A wise man once claimed that the main activity of government was correcting its own mistakes. Plans

The new budget resolution approved by Congress "assumes" the Commerce Department will be dismantled.

FOR A TIME THIS SPRING, it seemed like promising plans to create a Free Trade Agreement of the Ameri

The dream for many Britons is to move to France. And Provence, that fragrant land of waving lavender

Imagine you're in business and your biggest and most reliable customer, a notorious free-spender, on

Few people can argue that, after 25 years and more than $1 trillion spent to improve the nation's ai

GLOBAL ALLIANCES among aircraft makers are sprouting like spring flowers. The latest one involves Se

With his job on the line, John Major proved himself to be a much tougher and shrewder politician tha

BILL CLINTON PROTESTED the Vietnam War as a student. Today, as president, he will end that chapter i

The recent voyage of the British-registered cargo ship Pacific Pintail from France to Japan marks a

Stopping Overweight ContainersYour June 2 editorial on overweight containers is seri

Pacific shipping lines that carry most U.S.-Asia trade are taking steps to head off a major Federal

RUSSIA'S SAGGING ECONOMY is finally showing signs of life. This spring, for the first time since 198

Established as a federal agency in 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority may play the key role in adv

In 1974, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries raised the price of crude oil from $3 a b

RONALD REAGAN tried unsuccessfully to kill Amtrak during the 1980s. Today, two groups that would lik

The U.S. merchant marine is fighting for its life. Faced with the prospect of the entire U.S. flag c

CUBA'S ECONOMY, in free-fall since 1989, is slowly coming back to life - no thanks to the United Sta

To the surprise of few and the relief of many, the great trade war between the United states and Jap

EX-IM BANK AND EXPORT SUBSIDIESYour June 5 editorial, "America's Trade Policy," is f

U.S. RELATIONS with Europe have reached another of their periodic lows. The European Union sided wit

"I am not an Athenian nor a Greek but a citizen of the world," said Socrates, and the same may be sa

AMERICA'S RELATIONSHIP with China is critically important to both nations, yetneither side i

A NEW ERA IN OCEAN SHIPPINGI read Don Becker's June 28 "Publisher's Notebook" with g

Ahhh, Japan, the land where temples, Toyotas, traffic jams and Zen Buddhism coexist harmoniously wit

Senate consideration of Majority Leader Bob Dole's Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act promises real

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive, it is the right of the people to alter or aboli

THE FEDERAL MARITIME Commission will not become a lame duck, commissioners said in assessing a shipp

Shipboard routine, including discipline, study, improvised recreation and humor, made confinement in

DEREGULATION, or something close to it, is coming to the ocean shipping business. A deal struck last

When you hit someone over the head long enough and hard enough, two things can happen: The victim ei

Tragic images from Rwanda, Zaire, Sudan and other countries mired in civil strife make it seem as if

THE FRACTIOUS FAMILY known as the European Union has just concluded one of its periodic gatherings t

What a difference a year makes. This time last year, socialized medicine was on a roll. Hillary Clin

Pocketbook Patriot or Protectionist? Stephen Lande, one-time U.S. trade negotiator now inter

CHINA is working hard to join the World Trade Organization in Geneva, but it is neglecting a trade p