Commentary

Economics always seems so heartless. The objection usually is the same: When human needs and human l

SIX CHINESE MAYORS have come calling on U.S. local government and business leaders. The group, led b

In reaction to an improbable sequence of ship groundings on the Florida Reef Tract last October and

As China's leaders enter the 1990s, they face a dilemma: their top priorities are to keep a lid on

RACKETEERING LAWS GIVE the government a potent weapon to fight underworld kingpins. But the 20-year-

With angry, nationalistic statements poisoning the Japan-U.S. relationship, we need a council of fai

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES are one of the most corrupting forces in American politics. While corpor

The search for additional revenue to cut the federal budget deficit has led to the question of incre

CARRIERS CAN'T BLOCK NEW AIRPORT GATESThere were two flaws in your "Fortress Hubs" editorial

The recently enacted savings and loan bailout legislation mandates that the secretary of the treasur

A HANDFUL OF AMERICANS who operate grain-carrying ships are working right now to secure some foreign

''THEY DIDN'T COME TO THE PARTY," the congressional Democratic Study Group concluded last month. "Do

There is among economists a sort of missing generation, between the giants of the 1960s and the whip

THE REGULATORY CRACKDOWN on the insurance industry has found a new target. State regulators, aware t

The Federal Budget Follies, Washington's longest-running situation comedy, has reopened to a packed

Like many Japanese couples, Ken and Nobuko Yamamoto discovered soon after their marriage that their

The love affair is over. Norway's loyal and enthusiastic support for its shipping industry has turne

A national obsession is growing over the loss of American competitiveness in the world economy, one

ASSISTANCE TO SOVIETS IS COMPLEX ISSUEThe pros and cons of a coordinated Western effort to p

WHETHER THE ISSUE is acid rain or the fate of the northern spotted owl, calling for "more evidence"

AGRICULTURE IS STILL THE STUMBLING BLOCK on the road to a new international agreement on trade. Unle

Most everyone understands that productivity - the amount produced for each hour of work and dollar o

GERMANY'S IMPENDING UNIFICATION will cause major changes in Europe. But as the two Germanys and the

Reports out of Tokyo suggested that the Japanese might renege on their commitment to lower their tra

THE JAPANESE AREN'T FRIVOLOUS with their wealth, despite the fact that they have more aid money to

There's a growing undercurrent here of distrust or resentment of foreign investors. "Xenophobia is s

The July 5 editorial, "Oil Spill Compromise," misstated the limit on ship owners' liability for oil

SUMMITRY IS ALL THE RAGE. Only last month, shortly after President Bush and Soviet President Mikhail

For years I have run a trade deficit with my hairdresser. I didn't give it a moment's thought until

WHILE THE SOVIET UNION IS hurriedly adapting Western ideas to organize its economy and its political

SEA LABOR LAW WON'T CREATE UNIONSThe editorial of June 27, "Labor Law at Sea," is not only f

President Bush has stated that his top priority for the Houston economic summit is the Uruguay Round

President Bush may have worked his way out of a corner into which he had painted himself, but not wi

In positioning Mexico for free trade talks with the United States, much can be learned from the bila

AMERICA'S GROWING FOREIGN DEBT is among the most visible symptoms of misguided economic policy. U.S.

I have conflicting reactions to the Structural Impediments Initiative talks with Washington: outrage

CONGRESS MIGHT HAVE BEEN STUCK FOREVER in a circular argument. But fortunately, House and Senate con

NELSON MANDELA'S 10-DAY U.S. tour produced a strong show of solidarity from the American people, a b

THE 600-SHIP NAVY is an idea whose time has come and gone. With it has gone any justification for th

The leaders of the Western alliance will resemble gamblers in a high-stakes poker game next week as