Commentary

The focus of the Mexican financial crisis so far has been on ways to providefinancial assist

A maritime subsidy reform strategy that has met with mixed reviews among U.S.-flag carriers will car

When the Uruguay Round trade agreement took effect on Jan. 1, it established the World Trade Organiz

THE U.S.-JAPAN BRAWL over numerical trade targets is far from over. For a while, after talks

FEDERICO PENA believes the traveling public has a problem: too many airline ads that promise lower f

The time is ripe for a new round of reform in government regulation of business. The limited

Members of Congress, livid at having to vote for an unpopular $40 billion package of loan guarantees

He's everywhere. At the White House, over on Capitol Hill, calling in at the Treasury Department, ba

THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION has been a walking corpse for months now, but President Clinton f

President Clinton's cavalry charge in relief of Mexico has hit a stone wall of congressional opposit

Roughly one year ago this week, Mexican President Carlos Salinas declared a unilateral cease-fire in

There is no single Russia; there are many, and they are intertwined. There is the Russia of great op

WASHINGTON WASN'T THE ONLY PLACE turned upside down by last November's elections. Many stateand loca

The sense of outrage that has swept many Japanese as their government lumbered to provide initial ai

It is hard to tell from all the raucous shouting on Capitol Hill, but perhaps something good will em

MARITIME POLICY WITH SHIPPERS IN MINDIn response to the various articles and comment

The trucking industry in 1995 is far different from the one that existed when Congress passed the la

AFTER NOVEMBER'S electoral revolt, it is difficult to describe the state of the union - the subject

ONE ELEMENT of the Republicans' Contract with America got a ringing endorsement - and a signature -

It is the ultimate nightmare for many European politicians: angry farmers on the march smashing up u

While the White House and congressional Republicans seem to agree that taxes should be reduced and g

The United States can boast of a standard of living that is among the best in the world. Unfortunate

The White House is moving forward with plans to issue a set of worker and human rights principles fo

COMMERCE SECRETARY RON BROWN is on a roll. The former lobbyist and salesman extraordinairereturned l

BANKS have won another long-overdue victory in their battle against outmodedfinancial regula

ANSWERING THE FASTSHIP CRITICSMr. A. Ashar's letter on Fast- Ships, reprinted in you

CONGRESS HAS A DUTY to protect U.S. taxpayers as it considers a bailout plan for Mexico. But lawmake

As we approach the 21st century, the United States is trying to reconcile the goals of sound air qua

Futurologists have labeled the coming era the Pacific century. Asia racked up more than half

Not many nations have the wherewithal to crank out $100 billion in exports over the course of a year

MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT representing Britain's Labour Party did their leader Tony Blair n

NO PLACE FOR SHIPPERS AT OMB'S TABLEI would like to make an observation regarding yo

While short-term worries continue to drive Mexico's panicky financial market, the peso crisis has ge

To a professional politician, the 1996 presidential campaign is just around the corner. A sluggish e

"I felt like I was being thrown into a deep pit like hell. It was so big. It was a terrible shaking.

The Republicans who now control Congress have promised to make a balanced- budget amendment to the C

CHINA, which has a huge stake in maintaining international confidence in its economic management, ha

The Clinton administration's dramatic move to ask Congress for an additional $25 billion to $40 bill

There can be little doubt the Interstate Commerce Commission soon will be abolished - if not next mo

TO UNDERSTAND WHY REPUBLICANS declared war on federal regulations last week, consider this: Exxon Co