Commentary

July was billed as a critical month for the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations under t

CONGRESS IS DETERMINED to have a say in whether China should be granted preferential trade status, d

Now that George Bush has uttered the "T" word, won't some courageous political leader utter the drea

The U.S. economy is sick. That was the only possible interpretation of the Commerce Department's dis

Congress passed the Exon-Florio amendment in 1988, giving the president restricted authority to bloc

The collapse of one of the largest French stockbrokerages two weeks ago sent shock waves through th

AT LONG LAST, Congress has finished work on an oil spill bill establishing prevention measures, prep

WITH U.S. HEALTH CARE COSTS RISING at twice the rate of inflation over the past decade, socialized m

TEXTILE FIRMS' NEEDS SHOULD BE ASSESSEDYour editorial "Wrong Message" (July 20) was the righ

With little notice, Secretary of State James Baker last week took his second small step toward a pol

If the 140,000 Teamsters who work for United Parcel Service Inc. strike later this month, as the uni

VIGOROUS PRICE NEGOTIATION between buyers and sellers reflects the free market at its best. That's a

CUBAN PRESIDENT FIDEL CASTRO is at it again. Beset with the thousands of disaffected citizen

Many years ago, Thales of Miletus, a Greek philosopher, was confronted with the following query: "I

WORLD SUGAR MARKET ISN'T WHAT IT SEEMSYour July 18 editorial "The Sugar Tax" betrays a basic

THERE WON'T BE ANY HANGING for Capt. Joseph Hazelwood, the man who was supposed to be at the helm of

As the song says, looks like "A bad moon rising." It appears the economic night, long predic

''The age of nationalism, of state rivalries, of destructive arms races between neighbors is over,"

TALK ABOUT CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT and the eyes of even the most avid investment banker will glaze o

WASHINGTON CAN SMELL BLOOD in the thrift scandals. The membership of the president's son on the boar

NEGOTIATIONS OVER A BILL purported to strengthen civil rights have broken down over three little wo

THE FELLOW BEHIND THE TREE, as former Sen. Russell Long was fond of noting, is the one everybody wan

ARE RHINO HORNS BEING SOLD ILLICITLY?In your July 23 edition under the World Trade Center Ne

Dulles Airport seems to be breaking ground in several ways. Public and private officials Jul

After President Francois Mitterand met last month with several African heads of state, the French go

SOUTH KOREA'S MARCH TO DEMOCRACY hasn't been an easy one. The resignation of the 79 opposition membe

SUBSIDIES BEGET SUBSIDIES: There is no way government can assist some individuals without doing har

President Bush's acknowledgment that new tax revenue is needed to cope with fiscal reality may signa

If this is July, it must be forecasting season. The White House, the Congressional Budget Office and

Major Japanese corporations are moving cautiously in expanding their trading and business ties with

There is Helmut Kohl smiling once again. His pudginess is evident in the clear double chin that bre

The House of Representatives recently passed a laudable proposal to extend to manufacturing joint ve

AMERICA'S PRODUCTIVE FARMERS have an advantage in many things. Shipping eggs across the Pacific is n

THE QUESTION IS NOT WHETHER, but when to lift the U.S. economic embargo against Vietnam. After 15 ye

INACCURACIES CITED ON HIGH-SPEED RAILOrdinarily, I would ignore derogatory articles such as

GAMBLING NORMALLY IS NOT RECOMMENDED as a corporate strategy. But the slot machine at major airports

Within the next few weeks, the House is likely to approve further restrictions on the granting of mo

The Bush administration is reported to be considering a tax on the sale of securities as a way to re

For most of us, growing older isn't an experience we notice. From one day to the next, we feel no m

PROPOSALS BY AMERICANS TO SAVE Latin America from itself go back two centuries. All of them have end