Commentary

POORLY TRAINED WORKERS are unproductive, and unproductive workers erode a society's standard of livi

What is it really like to work for the Japanese? Will American workers and managers be better or wor

Unlike any other Far Eastern nation, Japan has long believed its future would remain forever tied to

The threat of further, substantial declines in the dollar has cast a pall over the economy and the e

JAPAN'S TELEPHONE POLICIES ARE OPENI interpreted the following points from your Aug. 11 edit

The United States has one of the most modern and efficient transportation systems in the world. It a

Finland is coming in from the cold. The thaw has been a long time coming but this small coun

THE COST OF HEALTH CARE is rising at twice the rate of inflation. Total spending for doctors, hospit

THE THREATS CONTINUE in Washington's acrimonious trade relations with Beijing. U.S. negotiat

WHEN GEORGE BUSH announced his free-trade agreement with Mexico this month, no one mentioned the cho

There's a new snarl in U.S.-Mexican commercial ties: U.S. businessmen are challenging a Mexican gove

I want to share some thoughts with you on the challenges that our members in the International Longs

During our years in Washington, the two of us have done some important business together. But on bal

"Sustainable development" is the buzzword that connects free traders and environmentalists, linking

One of the hallmarks of President Suharto's 25-year rule has been political stability. Another featu

In the wake of the Los Angeles riots, the House of Representatives last month passed a long-term aid

JAPAN IS OFTEN CRITICIZED by environmentalists for its fishing practices. But in one area, at least,

AS THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY IS LEARNING, Chris Koch is as good as his word. The chairman of the

For the past quarter century, Indonesia has been a model of political stability and economic develop

The Bush administration had to hustle to get its free-trade-with-Mexico plank ready for this week's

"Caramba, Paw," chirped Maw, holding up the Mugsville Bugle, the town's every-other-day-if-the-publi

IT'S ELECTION TIME, and the voice of the tax-cutter is heard in the land. Democratic candida

EVERYONE KNOWS the rich got richer and the poor poorer during the 1980s, right? Maybe not. Anew stud

Flying time from New York to Houston is only a little over three hours. Yet judged by the rhetoric f

THE AIRLINE INDUSTRY'S "Big Three" - American, United and Delta - no doubt aren't losing much sleep

"I would like to invest my savings in stocks when a new exchange opens in Xian," a fellow train trav

Today is the first anniversary of the Russian coup, and conditions there remain little changed. Only

There is a school of thought in Washington that holds it is politically unwise to enter into a trade

A WORKABLE SYSTEM OF RAIL REGULATIONThe publication of your editorial calling for the elimin

IT'S AUGUST AND EUROPE IS ENGAGED in its annual mid-summer slumber. But if the summer heat causes th

These are not happy times in Britain. Responsible for the longest running recession in decad

FINANCIAL HEAVY HITTERS from the United States and Spain are taking aim at the Mexican market for li

The S.S. United States, the world's fastest passenger liner, was recently sold in bankruptcy and tow

In their bid to "sell" free trade pacts to the public, senior officials may fall victim to hyperbole

With the election season in full bloom, George Bush and Bill Clinton must offer the nation a new ind

SLOWLY, QUIETLY, Congress is trying to re-regulate trucking. The Bush administration should put a st

AMERICAN EXPORTERS this week found more cracks in the trade wall that has separated the United State

Nearly a year has passed since President Bush first declared he would not grant Israel $10 billion i

It was only three years ago that The Washington Post declared an end to America's "cult of the entre

President Bush first envisioned a North America Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada as an en