Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WASHINGTON AND TOKYO are famous for their 11th hour trade deals, and Wednesday's auto feud was a typ

Future historians may well look back at today, June 29, 1995 - the day that the American President L

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

CAPITALIZING ON US INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIPI would like to share my views on Sen. Chris

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

LOOK FOR U.S. AUTO SALES in Japan to rise sharply over the next few years - but not because of anyth

The first anti-dumping law - a law imposing duties on imports priced below the price in their home m

For all the media circus about the federal budget, Washington is not likely to restore the nation's

As a heavyweight contender stepped forward Monday to challenge John Major's leadership, what seemed

EVEN WITH MEXICO'S financial problems, Nafta clearly has been beneficial to its three North American

Before the end of the year, commuters traveling State Route 91 from Riverside County through Orange

KEEPING A STRONG US-FLAG PRESENCEI read with great interest Admiral Albert Herberger

It's their first European Union summit, but the newcomers - Austria, Sweden and Finland - already ar

THE 55-MPH NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT, which many motorists routinely ignore, may soon be scrapped. The Se

FEDERAL ROBBERY OF HIGHWAY FUNDSYour May 31 editorial, "Transport and the Budget" (P

The Clinton administration, seeking to make positive news at this week's sub- summit meeting in Mosc

As Congress revamps telecommunications law for the 21st century, the air is full of fine talk about

CHINA has tried several times in recent years to streamline its money-losing public companies, witho

THE GLOBAL telecommunications web grew tighter Thursday with Deutsche Telekom's announcement that it

SHIPOWNERS and the Clinton administration are playing a game of hot potato with stowaways. Neither s

Question: When is a global trade liberalization deal not a liberalization deal? Answer: When

If any proof is needed that OPEC, the once-feared Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, is

SAVE VITAL COMMERCE DEPT. PROGRAMSYour May 24 editorial, "Re-engineering Commerce,"

CHALK ONE UP for democracy in Chile. Chile's military, which coexists uneasily with the nati