Commentary

Mexico's current economic troubles can not hide an important fact: For more than a decade, we have b

A new world order may be eluding politicians and diplomats, but it has arrived in the world of inter

In its efforts to promote a successor to Peter Sutherland as director general of the World Trade Org

FIGHTING ABUSES IN AIRLINE ADVERTISINGSuppose The Journal of Commerce offered a two-

CANADA'S FISHY FORAY into gunboat diplomacy has allowed a quiet nation to flex its muscles on the wo

THE FMC IMPEDES EFFICIENT SHIPPINGThe letter in your March 7 edition from James Marc

Right now, most Americans are going through the unwelcome ritual of figuring out their income taxes.

Last week brought a sight even more startling than congressmen trying to cut federal spending. The S

THE WORLD BANK, along with the GATT and the International Monetary Fund, has done much to boost glob

Traders have hammered the dollar in recent weeks, but obituaries for the U.S. currency are premature

CORPORATE SUBSIDIES and tax breaks cost taxpayers billions of dollars a year, but so far neither has

IN THE FIGHT against aimless regulations, score a point for the Transportation Department. Secretary

Peter Sutherland was scheduled to step down today as head of the World Trade Organization,yet there

Browsing through a newspaper is a relatively enjoyable pastime for most people. Granted reading abou

FMC DOES SHIPPERS NO FAVORSJames Marceda's March 7 letter reminded me of two things

Financial markets have spent the first two months of 1995 celebrating a "soft landing." A soft landi

EXPORTS ARE A PRIORITY everywhere but in Alaska, which is barred by federal law from selling its mos

In an increasingly interdependent global economy, seemingly unrelated events can mesh in unexpected

PACIFIC RIM NATIONS announced ambitious plans last November to forge a free trade agreement in the a

DENVER'S AIRPORT AND VISIONARY LEADERSHIPI want to correct misconceptions readers ma

The debate within the rail industry over what to do with railroad regulations in the post-Interstate

INSURANCE COMPANIES have an unsentimental response to the problem of domestic violence. Many insurer

Unless Congress steadfastly resists clamoring interest groups and sharply cuts federal spending, Ame

AFTER NEARLY THREE MONTHS of turmoil, no one should feel confident predicting Mexico's economic futu

Some of the red-hot new Republican members of Congress are stumbling onto an uncomfortable fact: The

House Republicans soon may sink to a new low - roughly knee level. In order to revive the pr

Mexico's devastating financial crisis seems to have no end in sight. The Zedillo administration's fa

THE DOLLAR'S STUNNING FALL slowed a bit on Wednesday, but not nearly enough to hide the long-term tr

"Don't worry, be happy." That's what the usual suspects are once again advising Americans in light o

EUROPEAN AVIATION is at war with itself. Washington's offer to negotiate ''open skies" deals with th

The 1980s - a daffy, dizzying, daunting decade, replete with mind-boggling phenomena, shocking surpr

WHILE GOVERNMENTS DITHER about ways to promote and expand the global ''information superhighway," pr

The U.S. Embassy sits majestically under shady oaks overlooking a corner of the Place de la Concorde

As they left the floor of the House of Representatives last June, members were accosted by an ex-con

Ted Turner should shift his camera crews from Los Angeles to Mexico City. Obedient to viewers' taste

Investors should brace themselves for new, more serious problems in Mexico. The nearly $50 billion a

FOR AT LEAST 15 YEARS, manufacturers and insurance companies have pushed Congress to reform the nati

MEXICO'S ECONOMIC troubles have taken a back seat in the national press to a surreal political drama

THE CASE FOR KEEPING THE FMCI am an employee of the Federal Maritime Commission. As

THE FRENCH CRUSADE to protect the language of Racine and Moliere from Anglo- Saxon incursion has cla