Commentary

The latest twist in the Soviet Union's diplomatic posture toward Latin America is its offer not to e

WITH UNANTICIPATED HASTE, a special committee of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has recommended swe

CHINA OPENING DOORS TO CHRISTIANITYEric Hotung's article, "Religion and Business in China" (

PREDATORY PRICING CASES are hard to win. When Kelco Disposal Inc., a Vermont trash hauler, proved th

MARITIME SUBSIDY REFORM has been like a toothache for members of Congress. Try as they may to ignore

During a recent trip to Vienna, I returned to my room at the Imperial Hotel after a hectic day of bu

ANTITRUST EXEMPTION JUST PART OF MCCARRANYou April 5 editorial, "Too Little, Too Late," abou

Given Ogden Nash's perception, "Behold the Politician, Self-Preservation is his Ambition", it is puz

The longest peacetime boom in the U.S. economy is starting to run out of steam. That was the unmista

Murphy, renowned for "Murphy's Laws and Other Truths," would have felt very much at home in Japan.

A major Census report in early 1989, raising the possibility of a decline in the U.S. population in

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LED THE CHORUS against provisions in last year's trade bill encouraging U.S.

BOTH THE PUBLIC and, purportedly, the Environmental Protection Agency were ''shocked" last week to f

As the Soviet Union continues its drive for perestroika to achieve economic and political restructur

FINANCIAL MARKET MANIPULATION is not a victimless crime. The Securities and Exchange Commission dese

THE BUDGET AGREEMENT unveiled Friday between President Bush and congressional leaders would be appro

US TOURISM CREATES BIG EXPORT POTENTIALI was delighted to see the story, "Japanese Tourists

Two Scotland Yard detectives are currently engaged in the most unlikely of investigations. More than

The United States is the first continental power in history to combine the capabilities of size and

Mega income often is not a function of competency but a function of place. The measure of how good a

JUST BEFORE LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION, George Bush promised to extend the quotas that have restricted

A TRIP BY VICE PRESIDENT DAN QUAYLE this week may give an early signal of how serious the United Sta

A single currency, or even a firm and stable structure for several currencies, means an increase in

NO PART OF THE WORLD is undergoing more dramatic political change than Eastern and Central Europe. O

Persons often are remembered for their salient statements. Yogi Berra, for instance, is likely to be

EXPORT PROMOTION: WILL BUSH LISTEN?It was most interesting to read the article "Export Promo

WHO DO DIRECTORS REPRESENT? By tradition, and by law in many states, the answer is, "the stockholder

The U.S.-Japan trade imbalance topped $55 billion in 1988, and there's little improvement in sight.

The question is: "What do you have when you have 50 lawyers buried up to their necks in sand?"

ONE MAJOR SOURCE of the thrift industry's crisis is the Banking Committee of the U.S. House of Repre

America faces many international economic challenges. Chief among them is addressing our ongoing tra

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND's extension of a massive credit to Mexico is an important vote of su

The remarkable resilience of the U.S. economy after the stock market crash of October 1987 suggests

It's High Noon for the nation's beleaguered savings and loan associations. Basic legislation to over

THE NEXT BURNING ISSUE between the United States and Japan is one that U.S. negotiators have not yet

Since Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady announced his new framework for addressing the international

EASTERN AIRLINES ISN'T YET ALOFT, but the apparent success of Peter Ueberroth's plan to take control

Sometimes it is necessary to undergo the pain of cutting out the bad to save the whole, and, put it

RAISING AMTRAK FARE IS NOT THE ANSWERConcerning your editorial, "Raise the Fare" (Feb. 24):

THE DRAMATIC POLITICAL REFORM agreement between Poland's government and the Solidarity trade union,