Commentary

NOT EVERY COMPANY has a private police force to crack down on competitors. The U.S. Postal Service d

The murder of Cardinal Juan Jesus Posadas Ocampo and six other innocent victims at the Guadalajara a

The productivity of Japanese manufacturing industries is the envy of the world, but Japan cannot tak

PRESIDENT CLINTON may think he's off to a good start in bilateral trade talks with Japan, but he has

At midyear, the American economy is a study in black and white. Newspapers and magazines are full of

Hopes for freer trade in this hemisphere - and in the wider world - were dealt a vicious blow by las

THIS WEEK'S MEETING of the world's industrial powers has all the makings of another failed summit.

IF POLITICAL TRENDS move from West to East, there's reason for hope in an anti-tax effort gathering

TEXTILE JOBS SHOULD BE SAVEDYour June 28 editorial, "Enough Is Enough" (Page 6A), makes most

The mighty deutsche mark, long the anchor of the European Community's Exchange Rate Mechanism, has l

Whenever politicians talk about increasing government involvement in trade, their free-trade rhetori

The U.S.-Japan bilateral trade talks are muddled over the ambiguous use of the term "managed trade,"

One of the defining characteristics of great leadership is a talent for turning visions of the futur

A HANDFUL OF ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS has succeeded - temporarily, at least - in blocking the path to a

FEW LABOR UNIONS in recent memory have been as troubled as the Marine Engineers Beneficial Associati

There's a race of sorts under way. One of the contestants is the drive for limits on the num

WHAT'S THE FASTEST-GROWING COST in a hospital's budget? If you think it's doctors' fees or fancy new

LUFTHANSA GERMAN AIRLINES has a reputation for good service, both in its passenger and cargo operati

ENERGY TAX WON'T HELP CONSERVATIONYour coverage of the Clinton administration's proposed ene

The International Trade Commission began hearings this week to determine whether American steel manu

The racket started Saturday at 10 a.m. and continued throughout the day. Competing political campaig

President Clinton's budget plan squeaked through the Senate with Vice President Gore casting the dec

For the third time in just over a decade, a federal government that feels chronically short of funds

FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION SPENDING has always been an unseemly business. The goal, of course, is to fun

WHAT DO STATE GOVERNORS know that members of Congress don't? A new report from the Heritage

Rumor has it the Ferruzzis are cutting back on bodyguards. If it's true, unemployment here is going

IF THIS SUMMER'S AIR CONDITIONING bill is busting your budget, take heart: Changes in the electricit

GIVEN HALF A CHANCE, globally minded American retailers will put down roots almost anywhere.

SHIP INDUSTRY'S CHANGING ECONOMICSI am dismayed at the quality of the debate concerning the

Although it hasn't been receiving much attention lately, the federal government is moving ahead with

Shipping is becoming safer. Latest casualty returns from Lloyd's Register of Shipping show the numbe

If U.S. shipping companies act on threats to register their vessels under foreign flags because Cong

In Steven Spielberg's "Jurassic Park," the camera momentarily focuses in on a rack of T-shirts and o

FEW U.S. INDUSTRIES have enjoyed more protection from imports than textiles. While textile b

Environmentalists want the federal government to buy more land. They have persuaded Sen. Bennett Joh

BRITAIN HAS ITS SHARE of high-tech industries, but that doesn't mean its older crafts are destined t

It will be a special moment in the history of Canadian politics today when Kim Campbell takes over f

Although the North American free-trade agreement has been called the ''greenest treaty ever negotiat

IT'S CALLED THE "INVISIBLE RESOURCE." The electromagnetic spectrum is the "highway" over whi

FROM A CONVENTION OF MATHEMATICIANS comes word that Princeton theorist Andrew Wiles has solved a 300