Commentary

Japanese capitalism is under siege, beset by U.S. demands for far-reaching market access. To

Bill Clinton came to the White House pledged to be the "jobs" president. The way things are going, M

The global trading system as a whole, and American trade policy in particular, are at their most cri

FRENCH FILM STARS have a tough time with free trade. This week, some of the leading lights of French

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S threat to bar two Chinese airlines from operating all-cargo flights to

For 25 years, the federal government has been promising to do something about the spent reactor fuel

French government officials love to boast to foreigners about the richness of the French language. I

JAPANESE OFFICIALS apparently have concluded the best defense is a good offense. In announcing a sur

THERE'S NO ROOM FOR SECRECY where public safety is concerned. Builders, for example, must submit det

Before Black & Decker starts taking orders for a new model steam iron, or Chevy for a new model car,

JAPANESE CITIZENS, generally not given to public complaining, are starting to grumble about high inc

THE TEAMSTERS, archfoes of trucking deregulation, endorsed a just-passed California law that decontr

Imagine, if you will, a vacant lot. Once a factory, or a gas station, or an apartment buildi

CHIP TRADE GROUP IS PROTECTIONISTI was amazed that the statement, "The United States

The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corp. is adopting a higher profile in Russia but the U.S. Expor

My good friend Pasquale the lobbyist came into the bar, a vacant, desperate look on his mug. He sham

ICC PLAYS KEY TRANSPORTATION ROLEI read with astonishment your editorial entitled " 'Aida' a

The historic agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, known as "Gaza Jericho First," is unlike

A SMALL FOREST may have to be sacrificed to explain Bill Clinton's health-care reform. Just the outl

As the lost decade of the 1980s came to a close, official Washington became optimistic about Latin A

NAFTA IS A LOSER FOR THE USErnest Preeg's article "What If Congress Defeats Nafta?" (Opinion

U.S.-Russian trade is jumping. Exports to Russia in first-half 1992 were up more than 50 percent to

FIGHTING INFLATION is a central bank's principal long-term goal. Since a bank free of political medd

Only twice in the last 20 years has the president of the United States chosen not to address the ann

PROMOTING COMPETITION within European industries isn't easy, especially with so many state-owned com

Walter F. Mondale, the new U.S. ambassador to Japan, promises to bring a decidedly different style t

The Federal Reserve System pumped almost $2 billion in fresh reserves into the nation's banking syst

WHO'S IN THE US-FLAG LOBBYI read with mixed amusement and apprehension your article on the n

EAST ASIA's economic boom has been nothing short of miraculous. From impoverished origins,the region

FRANK LORENZO will get his day in court after all. Mr. Lorenzo, who hopes to start a new air

Imagine you're a member of Congress with $10 billion to spend on the environmental topic of your cho

Just when you thought it was safe to put the notions of monetary union and the social chapter behind

THE DECLINE of Western civilization continues apace. We now hear that famously style-conscious Paris

Last week, President Clinton unveiled "Regulatory Planning and Review," his much-anticipated overhau

THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION is an anachronism. Thirteen years after Congress opened trucking

President Clinton recently renewed the American embargo of Vietnam for another year - while permitti

Maybe there really is a tide in the affairs of men. Shakespeare only meant to say that oppor

IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET DEBATE, advocates of deep spending cuts squared off against proponents of high

BORIS YELTSIN'S victory over hard-line lawmakers creates a new opportunity to push ahead with econom

OPEN REGISTRY: JUST THE FACSMarc Townsend's emotional attack on Sen. Charles Grassle