Commentary

Malaysia and the United States need not have a special relationship," but they should have a solid o

THE MASSIVE GRANITE federal courthouse on New York's Foley Square, site of countless famous acts of

THE LAST THING THE shipping industry and the International Longshoremen's Association need is anothe

The Chinese government has applied to resume its status as a contracting party of the General Agreem

Ontario Premier David Peterson, the urban professional and organization man, is the rising star of C

Judging by the reactions of some congressmen and certain self-appointed arbiters of the "public inte

CHINA IS LAUNCHING a cultural revolution of a different sort. Worried about bourgeois attitudes amon

The numbers tell the familiar story. Japanese companies are continuing to sell far more of their pro

When the Senate recently voted by a substantial margin to repeal the windfall profit tax, it struck

ATTACKING UNFAIR TRADE is all the fashion these days. But maritime provisions buried in the trade bi

Should financial institutions experience the benefits and discomforts of monetary policy, or should

If the world economy is to flourish again, the industrial countries must grow at a faster pace and t

THE HOPEFUL PROMISE of free trade with Canada has evaporated in the hot sun of a Washington summer.

The process started slowly and almost unnoticed. In January 1985, upon retiring from the European Co

We can achieve a good agreement on trade with Canada. Congress has been encouraging such agr

The United Auto Workers and the two major producers, General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. have be

THE HEALTH INSURANCE INDUSTRY seems afflicted by an ostrich complex. That is the only explanation fo

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Clayton Yeutter's assessment last week that odds are substantially lessthan 50-

ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, where all things American have a special cachet, one less-than-desirable Americ

The Journal of Commerce celebrates a birthday, its 160th, Sept. 1. That makes it by far the oldest b

WHO OWNS THE AIRWAVES? That, in a nutshell, is the question behind the Federal Communication

As the United States has become the world's largest debtor nation, some observers have questioned wh

THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES effectively voted this week not to abandon $10 billion in national asse

Local Phone Rates Not Correct in StoryThe average cost of local telephone service in New Yor

Enacting a trade bill will not cure the trade deficit. Even avid proponents of trade legislation exp

CREDENTIALISM IS RAPIDLY reaching epidemic proportions. Ability, skill and experience, it seems, cou

A pension plan time bomb is ticking in our economy that has led to ill- conceived legislation being

MINIMUM WAGES ARE out of fashion in the free-market environment of the 1980s. But as Congress debate

Of the various elements of today's economic scene, three are of major importance not only for the tr

WILL SAIPAN BE the next Hong Kong? That unlikely prospect is the latest worry of the U.S. cl

Our planet is suffocating from an overdose of humbug. Have you stopped to consider lately th

As the free trade talks between Canada and the United States drag on, doubters on both sides of the

FOR UNDERSTANDING amid confusion, humans often lean on the crutch of history. The bitter pol

For six months, U.S. Sovietologists have been sternly warning us that General Secretary Mikhail S. G

LOCKHEED CLOSES its Portland shipyard and puts its Seattle yard up for sale. Northwest Marin

DESPITE ITS RAPID ASCENT to prominence among the world's strongest industrial economies, Japan has b

The five-party coalition agreed upon in Italy last week could prove surprisingly durable and last at

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have overwhelmingly passed omnibus trade legislatio

Item Mislead Readers On Insurance StudyThis letter seeks to clarify a column item that appea

My barber told me the story as he trimmed my hair one Saturday morning. It concerned his mother and