Commentary

Defeat in World War II not only cured Japan's militaristic delusions but also destroyed our backbone

The annual Senate battle over China trade policy will move forward Tuesday when the Senate Finance C

The most important basic research project in the world today - an effort that realistically could im

CALIFORNIA'S TRUCKERS have a problem. As we've noted here before, the courts recently freed Federal

PROLONGED RECESSION apparently has dampened separatist sentiment in Quebec. The province's premier,

One of the main issues of this campaign will be who to "blame" for the current economic situation. T

This year's United Nations Earth Summit focused world attention on the environment. As a result, man

As a scientist, the transparent political melodrama over food irradiation makes me angry. Food compa

GEORGE BUSH is not the only Western leader in trouble with voters. French President Francois Mitterr

RESOLVING TRADE DISPUTES is tough enough. Changing a country's entire business culture, which U.S. a

DOMESTIC SHIP LINES FAULT MARITIME BILLYour July 22 article "Maritime Sector Remains

RICHARD GEPHARDT is eager to help George Bush negotiate a proper free-trade agreement with Mexico. B

For all of his rhetoric and efforts against federal regulation, George Bush has been and probably wi

The next time rush hour traffic allows you to contemplate the state of our public facilities, you wo

JAPAN'S ECONOMIC POLICY-MAKERS, fanning out Tuesday to explain their plans to stimulate the economy,

THE UNITED STATES LAUNCHED a beer war with Canada last week, but in this case, Washington can be for

With the European Community's recent decision to cut internal agricultural subsidies, the United Sta

After years of on-again, off-again negotiations, first with the Soviet Union and lately with the Rus

After a month of frantic selling, Mexico's stock market, the "bolsa," is posting big gains on news t

ROSS PEROT has come and gone - and with him, it seems, any serious plans tocut federal spend

As we consider the "global Marshall Plan" envisioned by Sen. Al Gore, and in one form or another by

WHERE IN THE WORLD can the Soviet Union's old hammer and sickle flag still be found flying? Actually

MEXICO'S ELECTIONS FAR FROM DEMOCRATICI want to call your attention to a misleading statemen

Like a lazy tide, a steady move toward privatization is rolling over Europe. German and Ital

One of the first questions that Congress must answer about the Bush administration's maritime policy

Improved regulation of the insurance industry for solvency and fraud is a hot issue. Unfortunately,

IT'S TEMPTING TO SLAM the pending North American Free Trade Agreement as little more than a series o

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has become an entrepreneur's paradise. For Americans, doing busine

WASHINGTON HAS EVERY REASON to approve British Airways' plan to buy 44 percent of struggling USAir.

A STEP FORWARD this week by an insurer facing a difficult workers compensation market: Aetna Life &

RAIL LABOR AND SHIPPERSI wish to thank you for your factual reporting of the events surround

The can-do non-candidate is out of the race, back to can-doing with endeavors with which he is more

In the next few days the trade ministers of Mexico, Canada and the United States will try to complet

ALAN GREENSPAN was on the hot seat this week - again. The chairman of the Federal Reserve has repeat

THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION voted this week to cut its staff by about 7 percent from current

As the North American Free Trade (Nafta) negotiations drive down to the wire, a meeting of trade min

Evelyn Googe of Lawrence, N.Y., has written to the U.S. Trade Representative. If the United

Growth was slow and uncertain over the past six months. Even so, the U.S. economy is moving to highe

THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK of the United States is looking for insurers willing to join it in covering e

IN THIS HEATED POLITICAL SEASON, it's hard to find anyone who thinks U.S. industries are competitive