Commentary

Sometimes seemingly minor incidents can illuminate larger truths. Such is likely to be the c

A GOOD CASE CAN BE MADE for the Clinton administration's go-slow approach to the world trade talks i

President Clinton pledged in his campaign to increase federal infrastructure spending by $20 billion

REMEMBER THE PEACE DIVIDEND? In the uproar over military base closures, the basic idea - saving bill

House maritime leaders are working on a comprehensive legislative framework to help the U.S.shipbuil

Due to a typographical error, Chrysler Corp.'s unfunded pension liability was stated incorrectly in

JACK BROOKS still doesn't get it. For some time now, the Texas Democrat who chairs the HouseJudiciar

Business people worried about the Clinton administration should be especially alarmed by theappointm

Carla Hills proclaimed the North American free-trade agreement a job gainer for American workers, ba

Sens. John Danforth and Ernest Hollings are recommending a value-added consumption tax as analternat

CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS have greased the skids for a budget plan that follows Bill Clinton's script:

The Clinton economic program, it seems, is evolving. Just when you think you have it pinned down, it

President Clinton recently outlined a trade policy that seems strikingly similar to that pursued by

THE IDEA OF FREE MARKETS is elegantly simple. Millions of independent decision-makers prompt sellers

Let's go micro. The economic plan President Clinton presented in his State of the Union addr

KEEP THE LIGHT-WATER REACTOR PROGRAMAlthough the budget deficit will surely require scaling

What a difference a year makes. Last winter, the media was filled with stories of the dizzying decli

A powerful surge in the number of non-farm payroll jobs in February, coupled with an equally strong

CONGRESS HAS SEIZED the initiative on deficit cutting from Bill Clinton. On Monday, House and Senate

Mr. Secretary, on Tuesday I explained that you had been listening to the maritime lobby, not the mar

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY'S best laid plans for ratifying the Maastricht Treaty on economic and politic

Those of us who enjoy a traditional English ale are heartened that there is at least one British ind

Poor Johnny. First, we discovered he couldn't read. Then we were told he couldn't add. Now we learn

"For Sale: One Careful Owner" boasts a notice pinned to a huge tunnel boring machine parked just out

AS FEDERICO PENA is learning, making policy in Washington means making hard choices. Less than two m

Dear Mr. Secretary: For a couple of months now, I've been scared out of my boots. First it w

THE FEDERAL BUDGET is harboring yet another unpleasant surprise for future taxpayers: responsibility

THE "BABY BELLS" are growing up and trying to leave home. Facing increased competition in th

Is the peace dividend slipping away? Although the Cold War is history, trends in the former Soviet U

When news of the disastrous oil spill reached me, I was at a meeting for potential investors in ocea

LUXEMBOURG isn't one of Europe's economic engines, but its citizens live well just the same.

The maritime industry has responded to Transportation Secretary Federico Pena's request for an indus

RACKETEERING LAWS and their harsh penalties were written with the mob in mind. Instead, theyare ofte

In a bold speech in February, President Clinton repeated his campaign pledge ''to end welfare as we

CONSIDERING THE FANFARE accompanying President Clinton's announcement of a six-month "performance re

In late January, a few days after the United States had launched a cruise missile attack against Ira

When someone claims to be Jesus, it raises both suspicion and expectation. Ambivalence melts away an

"THIS LAND was made for you and me" - or so Woody Guthrie would have us believe, at least when it co

JAPANESE CONSUMERS, hit hard by recession, have a soft spot for Toys 'R' Us. The U.S.-based

Multimillion-dollar salaries and stock awards for America's top executives have stirred stinging cri