Commentary

LAST WEEK WAS A BAD ONE for Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo. Not only did he end his bid for the

In an editorial that appeared on this page on March 17, The Journal of Commerce was critical of cust

There is something troubling about Michael Dukakis's poor showing in the Michigan presidential caucu

Energy Woes Deserve More Political HeatWhile it is axiomatic that politicians make plans tha

At the beginning of March the British secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Tom King, announced t

THE RESIGNATIONS of two top officials of the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday should send Edwin Me

MORE BY ACCIDENT than by design, the United States government chose to make the lack of foreign acce

Recent trade friction between the United States and the Republic of Korea needs to be placed in a la

The broad outline of a bipartisan post-Reagan federal housing policy has begun to emerge in recent m

ALMOST INADVERTENTLY, the U.S. Department of Transportation has thrown into confusion the status of

Wall Street is not a happy place. Prices of common stocks, bonds and thedollar have crumbled

THE SUPREME COURT LAST WEEK fired another warning shot over the heads of state officials who stray o

Though anecdotal evidence abounds concerning Japan's trade barriers, quantitative support for the ar

IT MAY BE GOOD POLITICS, but the parochial campaign to block the takeover of Koppers Co. by Pennsylv

Many people think that the French presidential campaign began in earnest last week, when President F

WHEN PRIVATE INTERESTS start waving the flag in the name of national defense, it's time to put your

Drug Testing Warrants ConcernThis refers to your Feb. 29 article, Words From the Wise ('d Up

Due to a typographical error, the views of Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Heather Gradison

When a new federal budget process was unveiled in 1974, most budget analysts were overjoyed. Finally

WHEN TEXAS AIR CORP. took over Eastern Air Lines in 1986, the leaders of the unions that represent m

THE TRADE LAWS designed to protect U.S. companies from injury due to imports have become a major wea

DESPITE THE BEST EFFORTS OF trade bill conference co-chairmen Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, and Dan Rosten

Jude Wanniski's MediaGuide is to print media criticism what Tolstoy's War and Peace is to the novel.

ICC's Gradison Explains VoteHaving read your editorial of March 11 (Challenging the ICC), I'

Suriname, the Western Hemisphere's newest democracy, also has some of its barest food shelves. Loave

THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION today is expected to vote on a series of trucking industry propos

WITH ONLY A SHORT TERM in office, Transportation Secretary James Burnley has to hurry to make his ma

Today, we live in a world that, in many ways, is strikingly different from the past. Rapid changes c

Ronald Reagan may be the spryest lame-duck president we have had in some time. Whatever the decline

No Specific Quotas Exist on Tie ImportsI have been reading recent articles in The Journal of

Potential military sea-lift capacity in emergencies is part of the need for a substantial U.S.-flag

THE UNITED STATES' TRADE DEFICIT may be falling, but word is slow to reach Washington. The political

THE WEST GERMAN GOVERNMENT, which has stubbornly resisted all entreaties to stimulate its economy, h

FEDERAL ENERGY OFFICIALS SENT a charge through the electric power industry last week by unveiling a

The winner of the 1988 presidential race faces the biggest challenge ever in dealing with the United

It looks like a promising breakthrough in a very mysterious situation is near, but no one is complet

Fashions in monetary policy often change as much as in women's apparel. The latest is that designed

AN EXCESSIVE EAGERNESS to tell others how to do their business is one of the most enduring U.S. pers

Why is there speculation that Italians may gesture less when they speak after 1992 and the British m

Opinion Is Off Base On Merchant MarineIt never fails to amaze me that otherwise intelligent