Commentary

AS THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE argue over the details of oil spill legislation, they risk losing sight

Japanese companies accounted for more than half of worldwide semiconductor sales in 1989. But a clo

Sen. Phil Gramm has never been known for his interest in pork bellies. But in the nasty battle over

Carla Hills, the U.S. Trade Representative, may be headed for the Supreme Court. Rumor has it that J

CIGARETTES ARE AN IMPORTANT EXPORT. They also are a major health problem. The Bush administration is

The Four Seasons Hotel in Maputo is impressive. Located a block from an Indian Ocean beach, the 35-s

NO ONE DISPUTES THE NEED FOR LAWS that force truckers to carry injury and accident insurance. Whethe

QUAKE COVER: DON'T MANDATE MITIGATIONYour constructive criticisms of my earthquake insurance

CONGRESS WILL HAVE TO MOVE FAST if it wants to have the last word in granting preferential trade st

On May 4, Denmark's communist newspaper printed a most extraordinary, black headline: "Yankees - Do

During the Reagan administration the national debt nearly tripled. Will this debt be a burden on fut

THE BUDGET DEFICIT FINALLY IS ON THE TABLE in Washington, but proposals to solve budget problems thr

US SUGAR PROGRAM IS A GREAT SUCCESSThe Hawaiian sugar industry agrees with the conclusion of

The terms "jawboning" and "affirmative action" usually are used in the context of labor disputes. Th

What do you call a country that: * Has accumulated a mountain of government debt?* Faces tra

LIKE EVERY PRESIDENT, George Bush must defend his principles. But the principle at stake in the rail

JAPAN'S FINANCE MINISTRY considers it a landmark: for the first time ever, an investor stands accuse

IT'S ALMOST A REFLEX: Mention "competitiveness" and someone is sure to respond, "antitrust." There's

Top-level U.S. officials may extend another invitation to Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu to visit Wash

THE UNITED STATES can't decide whether aircraft noise is a local problem or a national one. Europe h

The best of times and the worst of times. Europe, Japan and East Asia are booming. Eastern Europe st

Electoral politics in Latin America are at cross-purposes with American-style political marketing te

Since the watershed events in Eastern and Central Europe last year, questions about institutional ch

Ports and harbors always have figured importantly in the history and fortunes of Malta. The National

THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION has never been known for its expansive attitude toward regu

Score another one for Congress's own sleuthing service, the General Accounting Office, which looks b

The usually restrained David Mulford, the Treasury Department's top international official, is blowi

Octavio Paz, writing about the victory of Violeta Chamorro in Nicaragua's presidential election, mad

A whiff of intrigue always floats through Washington in the days before the Federal Open Market Comm

IT TOOK TWO MAJOR OIL SPILLS to bring the House and Senate closer on legislation to prevent and mana

IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER to do it three years ago, when the U.S. economy was riding high. But when

Only two months after taking office, the Bush administration announced a new strategy for dealing w

The Soviet reform effort seems to have stalled despite the urgent need toshift the Soviet ec

OVERWEIGHT CONTAINERS ARE CAUSING the nation's highways to crumble. But the Federal Maritime Commiss

EASTERN EUROPE NEEDS A HAND. It doesn't need a handout. The Bush administration' s call for U.S. com

DON'T COMBINE COST, FREIGHT IN FOOD AIDWe find some of the conclusions in the May 4 article

When it comes to budget summits, it can be difficult to tell the spider from the fly. Techni

The freely elected governments of Eastern Europe have established their intellectual and political c

SUPPOSE THERE IS AN EARTHQUAKE - a big one, far worse than the quake near San Francisco last October

DON'T DO BUSINESS WITH CHINESE REGIMEI take strong exception to your editorial stance of May