Commentary

SAMUEL SKINNER MAY NEVER FACE a more difficult decision as Secretary of Transportation than the one

LOOK FOR MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS to be built in the United States over the next 15 years.

Calls for a "new world order" are grabbing headlines these days, but real change won't occur if coun

I am not among those who believe that profits are obscene, but I am beginning to notice that executi

Key Democrats reportedly have approved a letter President Bush will send to Congress this week outli

IT'S OFFICIAL. At least it should be today. The Commerce Department this morning isexpected to repor

ILWU DEFENDS ROLE IN USS-POSCO CASEYour recent editorial accusing the International Longshor

Early next week, President Bush will submit an action plan to Congress addressing the contentious en

Perrier, the chic drink of the 1980s, can't get its old market back. It has tried every conceivable

ELEVEN YEARS AGO, Congress forced the trucking industry to come to terms with open markets and less

GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES TO INDUSTRY rarely make economic sense, a lesson more countries are learning ev

THE AFTERMATH OF OPERATION DESERT STORM is posing new dangers for American taxpayers. Milita

They're b-a-a-ck. Economic sanctions, a major weapon in the international coalition's campaign to re

The war against Iraq helped to relieve America's national inferiority complex over the quality of pr

PROVISION NOT 'SPECIAL DEAL' FOR SPYour editorial ("Special Deal," April 19) stating that tw

Sometimes a little knowledge of advanced calculus is helpful to understand the problems of those who

TRADE DISPUTES between U.S. and foreign companies are nothing new, but the current tiff between two

Ten years ago, Ronald Reagan set forth a program for economic recovery to ''revitalize economic grow

DESPERATE TIMES call for extraordinary measures. As the Soviet Union's economy continues to

The U.S. victory in the Persian Gulf war has forced Washington to evaluate its role in the "new worl

TURMOIL IN THE U.S. AIRLINE INDUSTRY has forced government policymakers to do some serious soul-sear

UK POLL TAX ARTICLE MISSED REAL ISSUEYour well-written April 9th opinion article, "Poll Tax

Shipping companies in three of Europe's most important maritime nations are wondering what more they

Congress faces two unappealing options that could change U.S. international trade policy for the nex

AMIDST THE CONTINUING TRADE TENSIONS between the United States and Japan are signs of cooperation. O

IT HAS BEEN TWO WEEKS since front-page headlines announced that a Commerce Department official was b

Informal poll-taking by Washington-based business groups suggests the Bush administration will have

Consumers buy insurance policies for peace of mind, but an abusive industry practice is doing much t

The dollar has been rising in world markets. The move has been particularly spectacular against the

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND approved a $2.5 billion aid package for Poland last week, a welcome

SPECIAL INTERESTS ARE NEVER FAR from a congressional debate. In the final minutes of House floor act

AS CONGRESS RACED TO COMPLETE legislation Wednesday night ending the nationwide railroad strike, Rep

The economic reforms that Mexico has undertaken in the last five years, with the impetus that Presid

Hoping to stave off hyperinflation, Argentina has pegged the value of its currency, the austral, to

Designer of the elegant and the ugly, artisan of glass and steel and brick and mortar, skyline shape

CLEAN AIR LAWS can make breathing easier for city dwellers, but they also can be twisted to serve n

LIKE A CAREFULLY CHOREOGRAPHED dance, railroad workers went on strike Wednesday, Congress began hear

DON'T BLAME PREBISCH FOR BRAZIL'S WOESMuch of James Bruce's article, "Brazil's Own 'Perestro

President Bush is about to become more involved with a commodity near and dear to me: peanut butter.

The recent crisis in the Persian Gulf has intensified American resentment towards Japan. But the res