Commentary

The recent collapse of trade talks under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade has confirmed wi

In an old film comedy, a character upsets a piece of furniture, knocks a second askew in trying to r

AFTER SERVING NEARLY A YEAR as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Edward J. Philbin dis

George Bush, like Lyndon Johnson a quarter-century ago, seems intent on hiding the cost of his forei

DURING THE MONTHS LEADING up to war in the Persian Gulf, concerns were raised that U.S. troops would

The denial of medical care for lack of money is no rarity in America. But cash-on-the-barrel for tre

This is a tale of two countries. The only way, physically, to link them would be to drive a stake di

An editorial published in the Monday, Jan. 28, Journal of Commerce misstated the deadline by which S

RESEARCH CENTER DEFENDS PREMISEIn your editorial "Corporate Suicide?" (Dec. 12) you allege t

Can the European Community overcome its internal differences and establish a common currency, a cent

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT is losing a powerful spokesman for free trade with the departure of Agriculture

PRESIDENT BUSH WILL LAUNCH a sweeping campaign to cure the nation's banking ills tonight when he giv

The Persian Gulf war has hijacked the European Community's bid to transform itself from a powerful e

UNNERVED BY THE PLUNGE in oil prices at the start of the Persian Gulf war, energy officials for the

Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner's decision to let foreign interests hold as much as 49 perce

As Pan American World Airways and Continental Airlines slide into bankruptcy and Eastern Airlines in

SOVIET PRESIDENT MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, on the advice of economists, finally has done something to addre

''Euphoria" is too strong a word for what millions of Americans felt last week when U.S. armed force

An hour after U.S. planes began their first assault on Iraq last Wednesday, a young man came into O'

AILING AIRLINES MAY HAVE an easier time raising cash thanks to Transportation Secretary Samuel K. Sk

The question of whether the economy has reached the point of recession is no longer in doubt. Now so

The good news is that America's No. 1 product is pure and unadulterated. The bad news is that it can

EXPECT FURTHER DEBATE and outrage in Japan now that the government of Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu p

IMAGINE AN INDUSTRY that cannot solve its labor disputes without help from the president of the Unit

The Persian Gulf war has ushered in a new energy era for the United States. Sadly, American lives on

I have been consulting lately with some ancient Greeks and Romans to get their ideas on the war in t

Though concern about the nuclear capability of Iraq deserves the utmost attention at this time, Was

With my trusty remote control, I settle back on the couch to watch the war. Now I know what it means

AFTER TWO YEARS UNDER federal bankruptcy protection, the demise of Eastern Airlines should have come

The crystal ball for Japan is always somewhat murky and it is difficult to come up with reliable pr

IN LESS THAN A MONTH, leaders of six New York-area locals of the International Longshoremen's Associ

The powerful blast from Desert Storm sent Wall Street into orbit last week. Stock and bond prices so

So what's wrong with having only three national passenger airlines? That question, and others like i

An overweight grandmother sits on a garden stool in front of a curious collection of large-sized bra

CHECK OUT CLAIMS OF CHARITABLE GROUPSYour Dec. 12 editorial on my book, Patterns of Corporat

HOW LONG DOES THE ARM of the U.S. civil rights law reach? Is an American protected from discriminati

After several years of writing about shippers - what they want, need and desire - I finally found ou

CONFUSION AND DENIALS followed reports Monday that the Taiwanese central bank quietly and systematic

SOME CRITICS OF THE proposed U.S.-Mexico free-trade agreement have intimated that President Carlos S

Is the recession getting deeper? Is unemployment rising? If you're counting on government statistics