Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

BANK REGULATORS, embarrassed by undetected cross-border fraud at the Bank of Credit and Commerce Int

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

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

THE "LEVEL PLAYING FIELD" CROWD is at it again. Determined to keep airlinesfrom reaping the

Thailand is in the middle of yet another political coup. But in a radical departure from the past, t

THE SHIPBUILDERS' STRAW MAN ARGUMENTOver the past two years the Shipbuilders Council of Amer

Your July 2 editorial, "Opening European Skies," was right on the mark. The goal in aviation regulat

THE BLATHER HAS STARTED. George Bush had barely announced agreement with Mexico and Canada on a free

HEALTH INSURERS are nursing a black eye in Congress. The industry's shiner comes from a bill that co

If this is August, it must be time to overhaul the Federal Reserve. Just a year ago, liberal Democra

AS U.S. AND KOREAN OFFICIALS proved last week, hard bargaining pays off. Their agreement Friday to o

Yoshio Murakami, 38, an Osaka greenhouse owner, last week visited his nation's capital to discuss th

The emerging democracies of Eastern and Central Europe are in a classic Catch- 22 when it comes to b

ELECTRIC COMPANIES WHEEL POWERYour July 23 article, "Electricity Wheeling Seen Near, Opening

At a time when American industry is being challenged by foreign competitors, U.S. trade laws are bei

WHEN IT COMES to managing its finances, Russia has had to be creative. Faced with a $70 billion fore

INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CALLS cost too much. That's especially true when calls involve countries wit

Britain has pushed maritime safety to the top of its agenda during its six- month presidency of the

MARVIN RUNYON is off to a good start. The new postmaster general, who took office last month

THE BATTLE FOR MEXICO IS ON. With the North American free-trade agreement all but completed, George