Commentary

The U.S. Senate has begun its debate on the restructuring of Medicare to provide catastrophic health

Robert Brusca, chief economist at Nikko Securities Co. International in the Wall Street financial di

THE NORWEGIAN POLICE REPORT of widespread export control violations by West European machine tool ma

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT of Transportation, an avid promoter of bigger airlines, has finally found a merg

SEVERAL THOUSAND unsettled trucking executives arrive in New York this week to take stock of their i

THE CROWDED NORTHEAST has little liking for nuclear power. Two completed nuclear generating stations

It is well known that the union movement in the United States has suffered a serious decline in memb

When George Bush surprised absolutely no one by announcing a week or two ago that he would be a cand

Energy Independence Must Be US PriorityAs recent articles show, our nation's foreign policie

EVERY SO OFTEN, Washington's hucksters offer painless new remedies for budgetary ailments. The lates

Are Alan Greenspan's first two months in office a sign of things to come? I hope not. Bond prices ha

As we begin a new round of trade negotiations in Geneva, the political debate over U.S. agricultural

Just before the tension began rising in the Persian Gulf late last week, the House Merchant Marine a

OVER THE CENTURIES, seafarers in cramped shipboard quarters have followed a simple rule: When you're

AS EXTREME FREE-MARKET economic ideas have prospered in recent years, a new understanding of financi

As President Reagan publicly takes credit for the record-breaking length of this economic expansion,

The global economy is teetering on the edge of financial panic this week. The murderous slump in sto

Visitors from the United States or Western Europe, observing the lives of their Japanese counterpart

WHAT TO MAKE of Wall Street? No one can enjoy a nearly 30 percent drop in the market value o

Truckload Carriers Too Often ForgottenYour editorial of Sept. 25 fails to make a key point o

THE UNITED STATES Department of Justice is well on its way to building a labor conglomerate in Great

THE EUROPEAN COURT of Justice last week opened the way for the European Community to ban the use of

Essex House is a hotel in New York City now owned by the Japanese. It is located at the opening of C

BRAZIL MAY SOON be hit with a one-two punch from Washington. Next week, federal bank regulat

Lately, we have had a rash of news columns blasting airline deregulation. I can't say for certain, b

LIKE A RUNAWAY LOCOMOTIVE, the movement to re-regulate the railroads is gathering momentum on Capito

They are marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of Queens College, my alma mater. As s

U.S. Representative Robert W. Davis, R-Mich., a member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and

Truck Deregulation Editorial ApplaudedI very much enjoyed your editorial, "Finish Truck Dere

JIM WRIGHT, the speaker of the House of Representatives, considers himself one of Washington's shrew

THERE'S SUPERFICIAL APPEAL to the measure approved by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Commit

A RECENT HELP WANTED advertisement from the Atlanta Journal: "HOUSEKEEPER/Child Monitor. Liv

A comprehensive plan to revitalize the U.S. merchant marine will not be possible without the full co

Who's minding the store at the White House these days? The question is a natural one, less b

In the span of half a century something remarkable has occurred in the progress of Mexico. R

ONCE BITTEN, twice shy. Florida Gov. Bob Martinez, bitten badly by his original support for the stat

Most rail shippers have competitive transportation options if rail service is too costly or the serv

THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK of the United States, known as a benefactor of large corporations, has been t

Interest rates bounded higher last week and common stock prices crumbled. Many factors contributed t

TO THE ASTONISHMENT of almost everyone, smoking may soon be banned on most domestic airline flights.