Commentary

GRASSLEY'S MARITIME CHARGES UNFOUNDEDYour recent article concerning Admiral Al Herbe

They were once feared, scorned and even considered threats to the sovereignty of nation-states. But

The European Community faces a damaging rift over economic policy just as it struggles to recover fr

KEEP THE HEAT ON FIDEL CASTROContrary to your Aug. 24 editorial, "End the Trade Emba

President Clinton's health-care reform proposal is an economic experiment of unparalleled dimension

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION's new aviation agreement with Germany is a victory for air travelers, air

Rail labor isn't optimistic it can convince Vice President Albert Gore to withdraw the proposal to p

THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE is nearing a crisis. Even as imports are growing, budget cuts will reduce t

During the past month, debate over the North American free-trade agreement has shifted from its pote

When Congress repeals economic sanctions against South Africa in answer to the call today by the Afr

The city behind the federal facade here, like most big cities, is looking for revenue. Unlik

IT WAS A MASTERFUL political performance. President Clinton's health-care address to Congres

FOR DECADES, Americans have wrestled with the paradox of pesticides. The bug- killing chemicals assu

Railroads advanced the growth and prosperity of our nation by extending trade - free trade. Railroad

AMONG THE MASSIVE COSTS of the health care reform plan President Clinton outlined last night are som

It's the money, stupid. After weeks of leaks - many of them trial balloons quickly shot down

BORIS YELTSIN'S gutsy decision to dissolve Russia's parliament and call early elections gives his be

MINE WORKERS WERE NOT BAILED OUTYour Sept. 16 article, "Teamster Infighting Puts Uni

GOVERNMENT HAS A HABIT of needless meddling. Take Southern California's Alameda Corridor, the nation

ANOTHER DAY, another fragile compromise. After 12 hours of talks, European Community governm

President Clinton cited the benefits of deficit reduction in lowering interest rates, raising invest

Rhetoric in the Clinton White House is jobs, jobs, jobs. However, many, perhaps most, of its policie

Japanese industry howling about the yen's 11 percent surge since February is like the monkey who put

MARAD LETTER DEPARTED FROM FACTI can only ascribe the Sept. 14 letter of Joan B. Yim, acting

Any plan for reforming U.S. health care should be judged by how well it meets two goals: universal c

CLINTON ADMINISTRATION efforts to convince Japan to agree to numerical targets for U.S. imports aren

OFFICIALLY, the health-care debate kicks off this week with President Clinton's address to Congress

The European Community Commission has never had a president the caliber of Jacques Delors. B

IT'S NO EXAGGERATION to say that the European Community's foreign, trade and farm ministers hold the

The appointment of the experienced, able governor of the Bank of France, Jacques de Larosiere, as th

In his recent, eloquent article in The Journal of Commerce, Tom Fiedler acknowledged the internal co

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES have the world's largest trading relationship, so anything that makes i

Prospects may be improving for a multilateral steel trade pact. Leon Brittan, the European C

IF YOU CAN'T MANAGE your own affairs, it's poor practice to tell others how to manage theirs. Yet th

President Clinton moved the North American free-trade agreement (Nafta) to the top of the political

Regardless of the outcome, there is about to be an interesting debate over whether it is a good idea

Panama is about to undertake a major land-planning project for the former Canal Zone that can lead t

FREIGHT SHIPPERS won another legal victory this week in their decade-long fight against bogus bill c

IF THE ROAD TO HELL is paved with good intentions, consider what might happen to a new Palestinian s

THERE'S NO LIMIT to the marketing creativity - and downright silliness - of some companies. To wit,