Commentary

CONGRESS THIS WEEK gave the public a lesson that lawmakers themselves should learn: How not to make

Since the 1920s, the Soviets have maintained a strong interest in U.S. trade. Political ideology has

One of the lasting contributions of the Watergate investigation 14 years ago was that it revealed a

CONGRESS HAS TOSSED the aviation issue of the 1990s into Transportation Secretary James Burnley's la

An economic growth rate that is too high to be sustained in the long run has rekindled inflationary

As the transportation industry grows more competitive and service sensitive, all players involved in

Thanks in part to the hitting of Jose Canseco and the relief pitching of Dennis Eckersley of the Oak

Ten minutes' walk and a world away from East Berlin's tourist attractions stands the neglected shell

IN ITS OWN SERIOUS AND STUDIOUS WAY, the Financial Accounting Standards Board is on the verge of pro

THROUGHOUT HIS LONG PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, Michael Dukakis has done a remarkable job of swimming aga

George Bush and Dan Quayle may yet manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory on election day.

The U.S. economy is changing from a manufacturing base to an information base. Over 50 percent of th

TWO TEXAS CONGRESSMEN championing special interests have sullied an otherwise worthy truck safety bi

In West Germany, the word umweltfreundlich is in the air. It is also in the landscape, the water and

LAST WEEK'S RESOUNDING VOTE against continuing rule by a military dictator opens a new era in Chile.

RAILCARS AND BOGIES ARE NOT THE SAMEThe article Eurotunnel Backers Order Japan Railcars that

Many Americans expected a lower U.S. dollar to solve the large trade deficit problem. But the sharp

New postage rates result from 10-month regulatory proceedings during which the independent Postal Ra

In 1983, the United States and the Caribbean Basin nations embarked upon a unique trade program desi

A WORD TO SUPPORT CUSTOMS AUTOMATIONI feel impelled to write to you after reading the editor

THERE MAY BE ONLY A HANDFUL of Americans who truly understand what a value- added network is, and Co

The year 1992 is a milestone in the creation of the European Community's single market. It is clearl

MUCH TO THE AMAZEMENT of almost everyone, Washington's Union Station is back in business. For a mast

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has pushed another big stack of political chips behind his bet that

It is startling that so little is known in the United States of Mexico's recent trade liberalization

CAPITOL HILL'S ANTI-DRUG MORALITY PLAY, which faced poor reviews in the House in mid-September, prev

They said it couldn't be done. Who would have thought, even a year ago, that most major private and

An eerie calm has settled over world financial markets. With help from massive government interventi

Could the next president enjoy a reduction in the budget deficit without tears - no major spending c

THE U.S. CUSTOMS SERVICE'S DRIVE to automate has, by and large, had salutary effects. The service's

ENERGY EFFICIENCY IS IMPORTANT. But 15 years of experience with efforts to curb energy consumption i

AFTER DUE DELIBERATION, the finance ministers of the seven leading industrial nations announced last

On the day Emperor Hirohito dies, a rich and increasingly self-confident Japan will break free of it

Few sections of the U.S.-Canada free trade agreement are more arcane than the one establishing a new

So much for progress. The average speed of traffic in central London is now down to just 12 miles an

NO ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN SURPRISED had the government's Overseas Private Investment Corp. stopped insu

NICHOLAS BRADY, only two weeks in office, passed up a prime opportunity last week to break new groun

Each night, Federal Express Corp. moves close to 1 million packages throughout the integrated nation

THE SOUTH AFRICAN sanctions bill seems to have gone from barely breathing to dead. The bill

With the war between Iran and Iraq apparently at an end after eight years of blood-letting, the worl