Commentary

THE DECISION BY Interstate Commerce Commission Chairwoman Heather J. Gradison to abandon her quest f

''Two peoples could hardly be more different than the pragmatic, matter-of- fact, legally oriented,

Earlier this month, a West German court sentenced a terrorist to life in prison. That court deserves

The 1980s have witnessed a wholesale assault on restrictive banking regulations. Policy-makers have

TREASURY SECRETARY NICHOLAS BRADY'S debt relief plan has received a strong vote of support from the

The Voice of America has 60 million listeners in China. During the mass protests, when hundreds of t

Whatever order is eventually created out of the present chaos in China, it is already clear that the

SMOG IN THE CITIES has not diminished as quickly as the public or many in Congress would like. Since

The Trade Act of 1988 authorizes a broad range of discretionary protectionist measures that can be i

THE MOST PROFITABLE COAL SLURRY PIPELINE in U.S. history must surely be one that never got built. An

I'll always be grateful for the good advice I got on my first trip to Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 19

A different and very absorbing China syndrome became prevalent here in the past week, drawing attent

PRESIDENT CARLOS SALINAS DE GORTARI'S decision to open Mexico's airline industry to foreign investme

THE CRISIS IN NATO is a staple of politicians, generals and headline writers. Doubts about the North

Alan Greenspan is steadily tightening the noose he has drawn around the economy. The dour Federal Re

We're on the cusp of the moment of truth. Or is it a moment of hoax? U.S. Trade Representati

The problem of the nation's uninsured has received much attention recently, and appropriately so. Th

The Spanish economy is gripped by growing pains, as the country fights to catch up with the rest of

In the relatively short period of 20 years, China has climbed from an obscure maritime nation to one

SHORT-TERM ISSUE FOR DOLLAR: INFLATIONYour editorial on the rise in the dollar ("Soaring Too

DEREGULATION NOTWITHSTANDING, railroads aren't quite like other businesses. They are private

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND and World Bank are taking different approaches to shaping their role

ACID RAIN, OZONE DESTRUCTION and toxic emissions have combined to set the stage for massive changes

The temporary increases in Yugoslavia's exports and industrial output for the first quarter of 1989

''P'o-chiu li-hsin!" Down with the old, up with the new! That was one of the slogans Chinese

THE TINY NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD is often overlooked in the power struggles among Washi

IF YOUR LOCAL TRUCKING COMPANY'S freight rates are too high, you can always try to negotiate a lower

WHAT IS OPTIMUM SHIP CREW SIZE?Your newspaper recently published several articles regarding

U.S. trade policy is on the brink of a parlous change. Both the imminent use of the provisions of th

The critical question underlying the discussions at the upcoming NATO and Economic Summits is whethe

'BIG OIL' OP-ED LACKED FOUNDATIONThe May 2 Op-Ed by David Nyhan ("Cut Big Oil Down to Size")

This city is going through its 13th, 14th or 100th consecutive day of darkness and rain - enough, an

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV'S DEPARTURE from Shanghai today marks the close of the first major meeting between

ON TUESDAY, the U.S. Senate narrowly defeated an attempt to block the Bush administration's agreemen

The City of New York proudly proclaimed last week that, for the first time in decades, its subway ca

PERHAPS THE WORLD'S CENTRAL BANKERS have become bored with their task of stabilizing exchange rates.

There's no such thing as a three martini lunch in Japan. At the noon hour, workers and alcohol rarel

The other evening, at a bar frequented by politicians andjournalists, I was the object of strong wor

IF YOU BELIEVE what you read in the papers, America's poor, suffering electronics companies are bein

PANAMA: BETWEEN A ROCK & HARD PLACEThe recent turmoil in the tiny Republic of Panama is part