Commentary

AS IT BECOMES A MAJOR PLAYER in the world economy, China is demanding big- league status. One visibl

The Reagan administration, it would appear, continues to fight a war it already has won. In doing th

THE CHAIRMAN of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, John Dingell, D- Mich., indicates that the

NATIONS DO NOT LIKE to concede error. But much to its credit, the United States has done so. At a me

Conrail Automation Program ExplainedA Dec. 15 article, Conrail Eases Demands of Customer Aut

The shipment of overweight containers in international trade is a matter of concern to all segments

STOP WATCHES, walkie talkies and running shoes may not sound like traditional lawyers' tools, but ov

Brazil's course back to economic reality will be difficult, but the government's helm this week show

The dividing line between professional sports and professional politics in this country is not alway

THE UNITED STATES has always been of two minds when it comes to international organizations. While i

Not since the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the General Agreement on Tariffs and T

ONCE UPON A TIME, there were lots of different kinds of companies in thefinancial industry.

The clear link between tourism and economic development is understood by nations across Asia. A well

IN LAST WEEK'S State of the Union message, President Reagan issued a stirring call for a new beginni

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT the idea of economic stimulus that sends shudders up West German spines. Whe

In 1959, the United States' vision of hemispheric cooperation led to creation of a regional bank to

The Federal Reserve System, under heavy pressure from the White House to stave off a recession until

Which presidential contender knows best how to restore the United States as the global economic cham

IT WAS THE END OF AN ERA last week when the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners forced the reti

The United States and Europe are rapidly approaching an impasse over air services. The reaso

EVERYONE'S INTERESTED when a crisis erupts. No one wants to read about it when it's chronic. The deb

Japanese Car Imports Need RestraintI have read your Jan. 5 editorial on Japanese auto import

Austria, its foreign minister is on record as saying, does not rule out the possibility of applying

A journalist and a shipping executive were standing together on a 12-meter yacht that was cutting th

FINALLY, IT SEEMS, there is some movement on the huge omnibus trade bill. Congressional sour

THE SENATE DEBATE over ratification of the U.S.-Soviet treaty limiting medium- and short-range missi

PHYSICIANS DEALING with high-risk patients face high risks themselves when it comes to being sued fo

The U.S. trade deficit is appalling. The deficit for 1987 is estimated at $170 billion, a record hig

WITH THE 1988 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION just days away, the crucial moment in our long, drawn-out democr

Campaigns are judged sometimes by the issues they fail to discuss. By that standard, the current pre

Hong Kong Exports And the US DollarI was most interested to read your report about the excha

The oil and gas industry stands to reap substantial benefits from the U.S.-Canada Free Trade Agreeme

WHEN IT COMES to fighting narcotics abroad, the U.S. government expects other nations to act in ways

I spent some of the past week making the acquaintance of this season's flu virus. I don't recommend

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER Brian Mulroney has been the driving force behind the path-breaking Free Trad

Since the enactment in 1978 of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment linking U.S. trade concessions to the emi

In the coming months, labor and management undoubtedly will face some tough choices. There are few t

BACK IN THE DAYS when gooey black stuff that oozed out of the ground was of interest only to people

The news from medical economics is that after seven years of the Reagan prescription for runaway cos

PUT YOUR WORK SHOES ON - we're still on the job, was President Reagan's advice to Congress Monday ni