Commentary

This week is decision time for the Federal Maritime Commission on the thorny issue of rate filing by

On his first visit to Canada 30 years ago, John F. Kennedy said, "Geography has made us neighbors. H

A BID FOR PROTECTION AGAINST IMPORTS - in this case, imported labor - has cropped up in the sheepfol

The stunning victory for political and social reform in the South African referendum last week is li

AS GARBAGE PILES UP in landfills across the country, recycling looks increasingly attractive to some

Investors from Taiwan want to spend $2 billion to buy 40 percent of McDonnell Douglas Corp.'s commer

This month's Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) in Kyoto, Japan, aimed

AVOID TARGETS ON GREENHOUSE GASESYour recent editorial and news article addressing t

THE WHITE HOUSE CAMPAIGN to root out needless regulations is in full swing. The Interstate Commerce

While the battle between the White House and Congress over an economic recovery plan produced a near

THE UNITED STATES IS HANGING TOUGH in the face of near-unanimous agreement by other nations to cut c

RUSSIA'S PLAN to reform its economy continues to slog along. The city of Moscow lifted price

Echoes of the easy 1980s still reverberate through the canyons of Wall Street. The latest disclosure

America's economic management recently received a very public slap on the wrist from the General Agr

As nearly everyone in Japan well knows, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been closely tied fr

1991 WAS A REASSURING YEAR for those who worry that foreigners are buying up America. New foreign di

THERE IS SOMETHING UNSETTLING about Helmut Kohl's approach to the Uruguay Round of trade talks.<

EMPTY GESTURES AND HYPE dominate Washington as never before. Last week, partisan bickering o

If ever there were a marriage made in heaven, it would be the unraveling space establishment of the

After a five-year boom in growth, the emerging nations of Southeast Asia are poised for economic "ta

The European Community is having second thoughts about Turkey. For years the community has s

Romania's ostracism in post-communist Europe should now end. After prolonged delays, the Bush admini

WHILE MOST COUNTRIES ARE STRUGGLING to cut agricultural subsidies, coffee exporters and growers are

Ethnic strife in the Caucasus, a serious threat to the former Soviet republics, is receiving insuffi

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES are at it again. Another trade dispute, this one over beer, will unfold

Railroad and trucking industry officials predict Congress will pass some sort of waste transport leg

APART FROM MR. BUSH'S "cash for clunkers" program, the administration Wednesday proposed a variety o

The presidential election has stirred new isolationist spirits across the country. Jerry Bro

The republics of the former Soviet Union confront overwhelming obstacles in their efforts to develop

THERE'S LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE in the "cash for clunkers" program President Bush outlined on Wednes

On Dec. 3, 1984, the worst industrial accident in history occurred at the Union Carbide pesticide pl

The U.S. Senate voted last week to impose a 25 percent import tariff on minivans and jeeps. This cou

"The ball's in their court." That's a phrase Lawrence Eagleburger, the deputy secretary of s

Looking at Japan's ballooning trade surplus, you would never guess that this economic giant is isola

LONG GASOLINE LINES during the 1970s taught Americans the consequences of relying on oil from unstab

SOVIET COMMUNISM and South African apartheid have met their demise in the space of a few months, dev

Altruism, collegiality and self-interest converge in the growing efforts in the West to stave off th

This Friday will be an important milestone in the pilgrimage to the polls on Nov. 3. March 20 is Pre

WITH BRITAIN'S LEADING POLITICAL PARTIES deadlocked in the current election campaign, politicians th

Chinese leaders agreed in 1984 that whatever capitalist Hong Kong looks like in 1997 - that's when t