Commentary

While Washington worries that congressional consideration of the new GATT trade pact mightbe tempora

There is a land far, far away where Americans are revered, where IBM is thought to be the world's co

You're probably wondering how Col. Moammar Gadhafi fixed the camel-breeding crisis in Libya. It seem

MEXICO'S GOVERNMENT is back to square one in negotiations with the Zapatista National Liberation gro

Recently, a diverse group that included conservative congressmen, labor advocates, state officials a

DOUGLAS YOUNG, Canada's transport minister, unveiled a bold new plan earlier this month for reformin

Say what you will about French policy; there is no denying that on the world stage, and particularly

Do you think the rich pay the highest tax rates in America? If so, you're wrong. Higher effective ta

The Clinton administration reportedly is close to disclosing its plan for extending fast-track trade

In 1980, after the Interstate Commerce Commission had extensively regulated transportationfor nearly

FOR AN INDUSTRY that was "deregulated" 14 years ago, many trucking companies today are still bound b

LIGHT AIRCRAFT manufacturers in the United States have been in a tailspin for at least a decade, bro

Getting there firstest with the mostest is no longer as important in warfare as getting there with a

The Clinton administration's laudable goal of "reinventing government" should not stop at the water'

The Clinton administration's energy policy can be summed up in three words: Burn natural gas.

It ain't much, just a trickle. Will it lead to a cascade? We're talking trade - U.S.-Vietnam

AMERICA'S 21-YEAR-OLD BAN on exporting Alaskan oil is a relic. A reaction to the 1973 Arab oil embar

ELETSON: A FIRST-RATE SAFETY RECORDAll of us at Eletson Corp.'s headquarters in Piraeus and

In the final days of last year's GATT world trade talks, the Clinton administration pushedthrough a

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the government's last balanced budget. To commemorate a quar

Last week, as several people looked on, a Japanese company executive emergingfrom an office

Merchandise exports are among the strongest sectors of the American economy. Exports are now more th

BY MOST ACCOUNTS, the U.S. economy is moving into higher gear. Company spending on plant and equipme

So much effort is being poured into the fight to raise maritime safety standards onboth sides of the

The ever-generous United States is giving away $13 billion this year in foreign aid, a familiar term

Governments, especially the U.S. government, seem to be congenitally incapable to keeping their mitt

IT'S LITTLE WONDER the government is eager to overhaul the Federal Aviation Administration. Last Thu

CALIFORNIA IS LEARNING the hard way that high taxes often create more problems than they solve.<

NATIONALISM goes only so far when it comes to big-ticket purchases. Last week, KLM Royal Dut

In February 1944, the American merchant ship SS Audacious with its crew of civilian seafarerssailed

Importers and exporters here and elsewhere are becoming increasingly concerned that this year's ship

U.S. trade with Mexico is up substantially from last year, and the North America Free Trade Agreemen

It is D-Day plus five years, soldier, on this sandy coast where the world hinged on what you did.

IN KEEPING with its New Democrat roots, the Clinton administration often criticizes costly overregul

Natural disasters like last year's Midwestern flood set in motion a complex chain of events that can

My recent visits to the major industrialized nations have given me a firsthand understanding of thei

WHEN THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION formed a blue-ribbon panel last year to consider changes in labor la

In this topsy-turvy year, Mexican politics has again been turned upside down by the unexpectedly str

WORKPLACE INJURIES are serious business, and the rules for compensating employees aren't always fair

Without Dan Rostenkowski as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, political wisdom says, t