Commentary

GONE ARE THE DAYS when transportation issues were an afterthought at the White House. Presid

It's easy to be misled about the prospects for fundamental reform in the economics and management of

Environmental concerns are permeating one more corner of international diplomacy - the powerful aren

The latest aviation dispute between the United States and Japan ended successfully on Feb. 23 after

The victory celebrations are not over but much of the Persian Gulf war is starting a long, slow slid

DURING THE EARLY hours of the Soviet Union's military crackdown in the Baltics, observers predicted

AFTER YEARS OF TALK but little action, the 13 English-speaking Caribbean nations are taking their fi

FAULTY PREMISES FOR SHIP REFORMFor the most part, the Feb. 19 opinion piece ("Four Steps to

Ichiro Yoshimoto, a recent graduate of a leading Tokyo university, was shocked to hear from the pers

The shooting has stopped in the Persian Gulf, but the pot shots taken at American oil firms througho

Financial markets acted last week as though the recession were over. Stock prices went up and intere

BEHIND THE SCENES of Washington's search for a national energy policy is a quiet campaign to change

SOMETIMES, EVERYBODY wins. U.S. aviation negotiators felt that way after returning recently from bil

THE COST OF MAILING a first-class letter rose 4 cents last month, but February wasn't a complete los

AMTRAK DESERVES FEDERAL SUPPORTIn light of your previous editorials and Amtrak's efficient u

The following is an excerpt from testimony by Edith B. Page, a transportation analyst at the Office

"Wealthy," "socialist," "neutral" and "insular" perhaps best sum up the popular image of Sweden - b

FEDERAL REGULATORS TOOK a strong first step toward replenishing the nation's bank insurance fund las

If a year can be a lifetime in politics, then Mikhail Gorbachev's six years as Soviet head of state

With record financial losses and unprecedented industry concentration, U.S. air carriers appear to b

THE NAVY APPARENTLY knows how much it will spend in the next few years to beef up the nation's fast

SUCCESS IN BUSINESS often means taking risks. Burlington Northern Railroad, one of the nation's most

COMPETITIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY in markets usually go hand in hand. But sometimes business behavior

MARITIME REFORM PLAN HAS FLAWSIn their piece on the steps needed for maritime reform, ("Four

Felix Rohatyn, America's most respected investment banker, rode into Chicago last week with a warnin

WHEN IRAQI TANKS rolled into Kuwait seven months ago, the United States faced a series of diplomati

Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard A. Shevardnadze stunned world political leaders with his unexpected r

THE FEDERAL BACKUP fund for insolvent pension plans itself could fall short unless the administratio

THE COUP WAS THE easy part. Setting up a new provisional government in Thailand is proving to be a m

LYNN MARTIN, WHO was sworn in last Friday as the new secretary of labor, began her tenure by pledgin

Since 1978, the United States has tried to export an aviation policy commonly known as "open skies."

ILL. AGENCY CLARIFIES REQUEST TO FERCIt has come to our attention that your article "Ill. Ag

Marshal Josip Broz Tito's version of a united Yugoslavia appears headed for the history books. The q

PRESIDENT BUSH THIS WEEK will send Congress a seemingly minor trade proposal that nonetheless could

The collapse of the private banking insurance system in Rhode Island surely signals the death knell

Meet Bill Gill, consultant, author, lecturer and unabashed protectionist. Mr. Gill stopped b

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan assured Congress last week that the current recession would

PORT DREDGING NEEDS RATIONAL APPROACHYour editorial "Clearing the Water" (Feb. 4) correctly

Aircraft financing in the United States today is extremely flexible and sophisticated, in part beca

The United States has shown that it no longer will "pay any price or bear any burden" to defend its