Commentary

President Bush is yet to fill the vacancies created by his choice of Transportation SecretarySamuel

AMERICANS LOVE THEIR CARS, but there's a price to pay for that love affair. New data assembl

MORE THAN EVER, environmental concerns are driving economic and political agendas. Three development

MARK TWAIN ONCE SAID that whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting. He was referring to the

A commission on ocean shipping appointed by President Bush is weighing recommendations to Congress t

When Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari visits Camp David this weekend, he will urge Presid

A dispute between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over an ill-fated joint hydroelectric dam project on th

After five years of grueling debate with America's farm trade competitors, it is time for U.S. trade

Way back in the presidential campaign so long, long ago, George Bush delighted partisan audiences wh

WHEN THE SOVIET UNION officially died on Sunday - replaced by a new commonwealth of republics - the

Merchants in this enterprising city are learning how perilous it can be to act as middleman between

NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. Japan's trade surplus continues to grow, despite a stronger y

SHIPPING LINES TAKE NOTE: Building a warehouse on the waterfront may subject you to a Pandora's box

IT MAY LOOK CHEERFUL in eastern Germany as Christmas approaches, but economic distress is not far fr

America can rest easy. George Bush is here. The president promised the nation a "new action program"

Controversies, mishaps, outright fraud - just about anything that could have happened in the past ye

Media coverage of the recent disclosure that basketball star Earvin "Magic" Johnson has Acquired Imm

Never underestimate the greed of a protected industry. The Crafted with Pride in U.S.A. Council Inc.

ECONOMISTS ARE HAVING A FIELD DAY. They look at exactly the same data on national employment, indust

IT'S NO SECRET THAT LAWYERS, like almost everyone else, are feeling the pinch of a slow economy. But

The "German Question" will be lurking in the minds of European Community leaders today as they steel

Everybody's talking, all the time, in a variety of ways. Peace talks, talk radio, endless congressio

POLITICAL REPRESSION and economic stagnation are not communism's only legacy. As Eastern Europe and

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS with international talks next week to end foreign shipbuilding subsidies, the

NO ONE CAN MANAGE A DISASTER like Sam Skinner. During his three years as secretary of Transp

Politics are muddying the national discussion of economic policy. The administration is confusing ta

With the United States on the verge of recognizing the newly independent but still unarticled Ukrain

As prospects diminish for a quick exit from the current recession, concerns about inflation and corp

This weekend marks the start of the fifth year of the Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupatio

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN if government forced companies to consult with their workers before making importa

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A PHRASE MAKES. With only a few weeks to go before a new Medicare payment

It's too much to expect all contingents of the elephantine U.S. government to sound the same policy

This city is being treated to two contrasting examples of teamwork. One involves the Washing

NORWAY IS DISCOVERING that ending trade barriers with the European Community could mean a freer flow

WRONGHEADED VIEW ON TARIFF CUTSI must confess to some confusion after reading Charles Bremer

There is an old Reader's Digest saying (sometimes attributed to George Bernard Shaw) that if you lai

WITH A PUBLIC RELATIONS SPLASH, the Bush administration last week released its annual list of potent

IT'S A WONDER FOREIGN-MADE GOODS ever reach U.S. store shelves. Every product arriving at a U.S. por

Bankruptcy, unemployment, homelessness and recession are the new buzzwords for the nineties. With th

The 102nd Congress has just adjourned for the year; its braver members are back home with the electo