Commentary

Talk to Western businessmen and diplomats in the Soviet Union and they will tell you the same story:

Proponents of restrictive energy policies have learned little from their involvement in creating the

Seeking refuge from the economic cares of the moment, I picked up a yellowing tome of American histo

Although officially back on track, the Uruguay Round of world trade talks is really on hold as the w

Proponents of airport, highway and seaport expansion who are frustrated by the Bush administration's

RECYCLING USED CONSUMER goods - aluminum cans, glass jars and newspapers - always has been an appeal

AMERICANS OVER THE age of 40 are protected by U.S. law from age discrimination while employed by U.S

HARDLY A DAY PASSES without news of more trouble in the U.S. airline industry. Midway Airlines, the

High labor costs at the Port of New York have transferred the once booming shipping industry to othe

ORGANIZED CRIME HAS been a fixture on the New York waterfront for decades. But the mob's influence,

I can make lists or leave them alone. I mean the checklists of "things to do" that you may c

NEW NVO BOND LAW FAVORS BIG OPERATORSI thoroughly enjoyed Rob Quartel's article, "Of Inhuman

MANY CORPORATIONS ARE CUTTING BACK on benefits, increasing employee contributions to health insuranc

MOST AMERICANS DON'T like to see the U.S. auto industry suffering. Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca lik

Polish President Lech Walesa, on a visit here last week, was a charmer. "If we (Poland) had

Prosperity, according to Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, is just around the corner. "Since

The performance of laser-guided smart bombs, stealth aircraft, cruise missiles, patriot interceptors

Prospects for modifying the operating subsidy system for ship lines are in a shambles. Proposed refo

JORDAN DID ITS BEST to distance itself from the United States during the Persian Gulf conflict. If C

The European Community has returned to earth with a bump. After several months of speculativ

CONFUSION IS THE ONLY CONSTANT in the airline industry. During the last six months, travelers and sh

Nobel laureates are the royalty of science. Postdoctoral researchers are the serfs - working on shor

SAFETY ON THE HIGH SEAS finally is getting the attention it deserves in Washington. Rep. Wal

Free trade with the United States and successful economic reforms can help strengthen Mexico's democ

''Hardware and software are like the front and rear wheels of a car," said Akio Tanii, president of

PREDICTING WHEN THE recession will end has become a full-time job for economists. Most have been co

Official Washington seems tired of waiting for a maritime industry consensus on subsidy reform legis

The upper house of the Japanese Diet approved a $9 billion Persian Gulf war contributionto the Unite

BANKING REFORM PROPOSALS have caused an unseemly outbreak of paranoia among insurers. The industry f

THE WORD "QUOTA" is anathema in the intense debate between Congress and the White House over civil

More than five years and 50,000 miles ago, the car looked outstanding, bright and peppy with that he

The Cold War finally ended March 15 when U.S. and Albanian diplomats agreed to re-establish diplomat

THE UNITED STATES has been notoriously unyielding on the question of debt forgiveness, particularly

CONTRACTS ARE THE BASIS of most business deals, but the Supreme Court Tuesday said some railroad con

Sometimes the ludicrous serves as a reminder of the serious. Or at least that's one way of l

The banking safety net has allowed banks and thrifts to operate with little, and sometimes negative,

ARCTIC OIL DRILLING MYTHS COUNTEREDYour editorial "Energy Strategy," (Feb. 22) slighted read

Why can't the Koreans unite their divided peninsula under a single national government? This questio

AN EMBARRASSING EPISODE has been unfolding in Managua, Nicaragua, where foreign ministers of Central

Inflationary pressures in the U.S. economy are rapidly receding. The government's best measure of th