Commentary

EUROPE, WHERE SOCIALISM AND SUBSIDIES are ever-present, is a difficult place to promote business com

The International Trade Commission issued a report on Sept. 19 claiming the American consumer would

'CITIZEN ACTION' GOT GAS FACTS WRONGIn alleging that the major oil companies have engaged in

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION isn't talking. U.S. and Mexican officials cut a deal last week that could en

The hope that glowed in Haitian hearts the day "President-for-Life" Jean- Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier

IT'S NO SECRET THAT JOHNNY CAN'T READ. It shouldn't be a surprise, then, that adult Johnny can't fol

It's 9:30 a.m. on a bright Tuesday morning. Your employees are having coffee and sorting out their t

Now and then, small events can illuminate something larger, much as Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over a

CUBAN-AMERICANS MALIGNED UNFAIRLYYou ran an article by William Steif entitled "Antidote to C

NATIVE ALASKANS SEEKING DAMAGES from Exxon Corp. for the 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound are

As Tom Harkin, the Iowa senator with presidential ambitions, worked the crowd at the far end of the

Food aid is at the top of the U.S. list of alternatives for helping the Soviet economy or those of i

Wall Street's favorite indoor sport these days is bad-mouthing the American economy. The recession w

MOST NATIONS HAVE LAWS to protect their companies from foreigners who sell goods at unfairlylow pric

GIVING WORKERS TIME OFF from their jobs to attend to a newborn or a family medical problem is good p

Less than two months into his tenure as president of Europe's most powerful central bank, Helmut Sch

Environmentalists are fuming. A dispute settlement panel of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Tra

SHIPPING CONTRACTS SHOULD BE SECRETI read with interest your Sept. 18 article on The Allianc

GIANT FOREIGN CORPORATIONS typically attack the U.S. market by acquiring or absorbing American compa

Vice President Quayle has gone and said the awful truth: The increasing quantity and decreasing qual

WHAT'S LEFT OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S big plans for modernizing the banking system? Increasingly little, t

LAWMAKERS AND FINANCIAL GURUS have spent plenty of time analyzing theleveraged buy-out binge

Before departing Mexico City for Moscow earlier this month, Secretary of State James A. Baker raised

An expected cascade of unfair trading complaints by American steel producers against foreign supplie

Normal, albeit sometimes dirty, every-day politics is coming to South Africa. The political culture

When you go into almost any store these days, you are likely to find a good sale. Store owners are s

CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES are on the brink of another trade war. This time it's over Cana

As the Soviet empire breaks apart, forecasting the chances for capitalism is becoming a topic for re

NO ONE SEEMS ENTIRELY HAPPY with the federal government's new rules for ridding the skies of noisy j

High-speed rail service has been promoted as a solution to overcrowding in the skies and at airports

TUNA TRADE EDITORIAL OVERSTATES THREATWe read with great interest your editorial "Tuna Trade

Gavril Popov has a vision. Mr. Popov, Moscow's flamboyant and powerful mayor, now has his si

WITH ALL THE DISTURBING REPORTS about Chinese human rights abuses and arms sales, it's encouraging t

The war drums are beating on the banks of the Potomac. Miles away, you hear the rhythmic chant: Prin

With the Cold War over and the defense budget on a downward spiral, major American defense manufactu

TRADE BARRIERS CUT BOTH WAYS. Earlier this year, Carla Hills, the U.S. trade representative, issued

Edward Jaycox, the World Bank's estimable vice president for Africa, offers a staggering thought.

SADDAM HUSSEIN already has proven himself incapable of dealing in good faith with the rest of the in

HERE'S A RIDDLE: When is an insurance product not an insurance product? Answer: When it's a guarante

KOREAN ANTI-IMPORT SCHEME WON'T WORKYour editorial of Sept. 10 ("Deja Vu in South Korea") ob