Commentary

A REVAMPED TAX CREDIT for research and development, now in the final stages of congressional approva

On July 12, 1989, the General Accounting Office submitted a report to Senator Edward M. Kennedy, D-M

In 1974, Congress enacted a trade law that included an unprecedented provision. Called the J

PATIENCE CAN BE a virtue. In few areas is it likely to be better rewarded than in U.S. relations wit

Undaunted, unrepentant and undiminished. That is Margaret Thatcher 10 years into her role as Britain

Relations between Nepal and India are at an impasse following the expiration of trade and transit tr

WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, plays with the best of them. You can bet you

INSURANCE DISCOUNTS DON'T HELP DRIVERSThe Proposition 103 "good driver discount" was cited t

Imre Pozsgay joked to foreign journalists the other day that the battle at the four-day Communist Pa

A recent Tokyo court ruling is expected to open the door to increased U.S.-style hostile mergers and

JAPAN'S MANAGEMENT METHODS get all the attention, but the decisive techniques of Iraqi President Sad

FOR SHEER BIZARRENESS, few things in government can top the Interstate Commerce Commission.

As the European Community moves toward the completion of its internal market, there are important im

ALMOST EVERYONE who does business abroad recognizes Americans' culturalinsularity as a major

FACTS OBSCURED ON SEALIFT ISSUEDon Becker's "Publisher's Notebook" column makes for enjoyabl

Mexico's president finds amusing the catchwords and slogans coined to compare his reshaping of the M

Prospects for a "soft landing" for the U.S. economy could well depend on a trade adjustment strategy

THE WINDS OF HURRICANE HUGO have long since dissipated. As usual, the federal government is paying t

Both the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense and the United Shipowners of America have asserte

It was fun and games in world financial markets last week. Major central banks lobbed mortar shell a

A mixture of profound sadness and great relief will be in the mental baggage as I leave China after

IT'S THE RARE POLITICIAN who ever encountered a tax cut he didn't like. And once again this fall, co

Even the most intrepid of British holiday-makers would never have traveled abroad without water puri

FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES that domestic airlines remain firmly under the control of U.S. citizens. Transp

MISPERCEPTIONS CITED ON FUEL WASTE ISSUEThe issue raised in your editorial on Aug. 28 ("Haza

Over the past 10 years, the United States has achieved massive deregulation in the railroad, truckin

House Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., wants to take back a tax incentive that enco

THE MIRACLE OF BUMPER CROPS every year could well occur by the end of this century thanks to rapid

FEDERAL HIGHWAY Administrator Thomas Larson said the Department of Transportation might endorse "use

When Emperor Hirohito died in January, his son Akihito became emperor. His official coronation, how

ARGENTINE PRESIDENT Carlos Menem wowed the crowds on his whirlwind tour of the United States last we

RALPH B. EVERETT HAS ENTERED the revolving door. We happen to know that, thanks to a press r

SHORT OF FUNDS, HEAVILY INDEBTED to foreigners and responsible for an ever smaller share of the worl

America is suffering from an addiction that could just as easily destroy the future of our youth as

James F. Rill assumed principal responsibility for enforcing the nation's antitrust laws in July, wh

Congress is considering legislation to prevent discrimination against the disabled and, as Yogi Berr

US SHOULD ENCOURAGE PHONE LINKS TO CUBAYour Aug. 23 editorial ("Rethink Cuban Embargo") urge

WE TAKE NO JOY IN THE DOLLAR-BASHING antics of the world's major central banks this week. Foreign ex

Following on the heels of the Soviet troop reductions in Eastern Europe and the almost unbelievable

DESPITE OCCASIONAL WORDS OF ANGER, relations between railroads and the unions representing their wor