Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Russia specialist Eugene Huskey is associate professor of political science at Stetson University in

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

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

U.S. unfair trade law is an ass. The law bashes consumers and exporters, imposing on markets the evi

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

MALCOLM BALDRIGE, the late Republican secretary of Commerce, was once asked the difference between a

Local governments in Japan, following a 1991 change in the law, are charged with collecting and sort

According to House Speaker Tom Foley, the decisive vote on the North American free-trade agreement s

Continuing high U.S. trade deficits following six years of dollar devaluation makes this much clear:

PRIVATIZATION of China's state-owned companies has gone badly awry, according to official publicatio

Virtually everyone living in southeast England has an M25 horror story. The 120-mile-long mo

MOST AMERICANS who lose their jobs find new ones quickly. Some don't, eitherbecause they hop

BORIS YELTSIN restored order in Moscow Monday, but his reputation as a democrat may never fully be r

Considering California's economic performance over the last four years, it is not surprising to see

GORE REPORT MISSED KEY POINTSPresident Clinton and Vice President Gore sponsored the

It is a fairy tale business opportunity. You now can bypass high-cost Tokyo and sell in nearly every

THERE'S A FUNNY AROMA about the claims of California growers that garlic imported from China is tain

President Clinton today will deliver a policy address to the AFL-CIO Executive Council in San Franci

The lifestyle and income difference between members of Congress and theaverage American has

GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES won't save America's shipyards. Still, the Clinton administration thinks it's w

ENVIRONMENTALISTS are at war with themselves over the North American free- trade agreement. As the S

Antiquated and long overdue for termination, the hospital system of the Department of Veterans Affai

This week's meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund come at a time whenthe U.S. e

Arthur Imperatore is one of America's best known trucking executives. From modest beginnings in nort

For the first time since a nationally televised confrontation between law Professor Anita Hill and f

SORTING OUT THE GULF SHIP DEBATEIn his Sept. 27 reply to your Sept. 20 Washington Re

It lies in the mists of time. But, as some reckon it, it happened in the fall of 1961. As bugles bla

EVERY PRESIDENT since Dwight Eisenhower has trumpeted the importance of exports. Now it's Bill Clint

TIMES ARE TOUGH ALL OVER. Britain's royal family confirmed Wednesday that perks for the 400

Last Friday Nelson Mandela, leader of the African National Congress, told a special session of the U

Do not be deceived by the fancy rhetoric that Bill Clinton wove around his Rube Goldberg plan to res

After years of battling for access to Japan's legal services market, foreign lawyers and trade negot