Commentary

SMALL COMPANIES may not have the resources of larger firms, but they find ways to compete. Consider

CLINTON'S CLUMSY CHINA POLICYDon Becker's March 23rd "Publisher's Notebook" (Page 12A) is ri

It's been a little over 30 years since Milton Friedman published Capitalism and Freedom. In his book

FOREIGN INVESTMENT in the United States evokes a strong reaction from many Americans. Some, like sta

U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor fired the latest salvo in the war against bribery and kickba

Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan announced Monday morning that "the Federal Reserve will increase slightl

Last September I traveled around the Tsugaru Plain in Aomori Prefecture, a major rice-producing area

FOR NEARLY half a century, insurance companies have enjoyed a broad exemptionfrom federal an

One year ago this month, President Clinton signed the bill creating the National Commission to Ensur

The European Union's five-year fixation with its northern and eastern neighbors could cost it dearly

A CONTAINERSHIP sailing from Northern Europe to the United States last month skipped a scheduled sto

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG for the European Union to capitalize on a trade-related gaffe last year by the C

At the commencement of the Uruguay Round in 1986, the Reagan administration attempted to add worker

For all his moxie, Harry Truman would never have made it in Mexican politics. In Mexico, the

The United Nations Earth Summit of 1992 is long forgotten, but ever so quietly its costs are mountin

AMERICA'S AMBER WAVES of grain usually move to market without a hitch. But during peak demand, when

The Cuban government is saying enough is enough to the black market and other illegal economic activ

Maritime subsidy reform finally will get formal Senate attention April 25 when the Commerce, Science

EASTERN EUROPE'S former communist states won't be strong, vibrant economies for some time, but there

Concerned that many Americans are leaving school hopelessly unprepared forfinding jobs, the

Trade officials from 117 nations will sign the new Uruguay Round world trade agreement in Marrakesh

APRIL 15 IS TAX DAY in the United States, but in Morocco 125 nations are meeting to cut taxes. The U

Washington is pleased by this week's signing of the Uruguay Round trade agreement after seven arduou

We're in big trouble, the Canadians and us. With each other. Consider these headlines: "Cana

U.S. interest rates are rising because U.S. expectations of inflation are rising. Higher U.S. intere

FERRARIS, JAGUARS, and now Rolls Royces are heading for China, the world's largest Communist state.<

CHINA TRADE AND HUMAN RIGHTSPublisher Don Becker should be congratulated for the common sens

IT'S TAX SEASON, and everyone loves to hate the Internal Revenue Service. Certainly, irritation with

THE WEEKLONG TEAMSTERS trucking strike has become a test of wills. The union is determined to preser

Washington insiders say that this week President Clinton will nominate Alan S. Blinder to a 14-year

Contrary to some reports, what happened during the shipbuilding subsidy negotiations last month at t

An Idaho newspaper headline caught my eye: "GATTASTROPHY for EC, Japan and Korea?" I was in that sta

Recession is not a climate to which the Germans are accustomed and the chillfrom this recent

FAR TOO MANY UNSAFE SHIPS ply the world's oceans. The careless companies that own these vessels put

IT PAYS for an airline to buck conventional wisdom, as Southwest Airlines has proven. Southw

MAKING THE ALAMEDA CORRIDOR A REALITYOur goal, and that of the Port of Los Angeles, has alwa

I'd like to talk a little bit about the board I found in December of 1989 and compare it with the bo

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION was wise to compromise with developing countries last week on the touchy

Latin American and Caribbean diplomats are clamoring to get in on the North American Free Trade Agre

The Department of Commerce recently released U.S. trade statistics for January showing an overall de