Commentary

THE QUESTION of whether ocean ship lines that retain stevedoring firms to load and unload their ves

The Japanese call it the project of the century - and they may well be right. The project, involving

South Africa is losing what it takes to make a nation thrive and prosper. Competent people keep leav

Canada has never figured large in the U.S. view of the world. Perhaps that's why the ongoing free tr

IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET fight, Democrats and Republicans accuse each other of using smoke and mirrors

At a time when British industry's prospects are looking promising, many companies are worried that g

MANY CONSUMERS ARE DOING WITH CREDIT just what the tax-law changes were intended to have them do. An

THE TRADE FIGURES released last week are surely troublesome, but more disturbing still is the panic

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE for the depreciated dollar to help the United States cut its trade deficit in

More on press agents I have known. Last week I had reached discussion of Category Four, Mr. Cute, th

In the 40s and 50s, the movie theaters used to show "sing along" films. Words to a song would appea

KUWAIT'S DECISION TO charter Soviet oil tankers to transport crude out of the Persian Gulf is yet an

FOR PRESIDENT REAGAN, surely one of the most painful aspects of his decision to impose $300 million

WE WERE HUSTLING down Wall Street one recent day when two young ladies blocked our path. "Ca

25 cents Gasoline Tax Proposed in Calif.Since you have previously expressed support for incr

The Reagan administration's punitive trade action against Japan for continuing to sell microchips be

(First of Two Articles) The recent filing of Chapter 11 proceedings by United States Lines c

EVEN WITHOUT CIGAR IN HAND, Paul Volcker talks sense. The Federal Reserve Board chairman was

On March 27, the Reagan administration took an unprecedented action against an important friend and

Financial markets have suffered another severe sinking spell. Bond traders marked prices dow

CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT say they want a long-term health-care proposal to protect the elderly fro

The crisis in Britain's schools is starting to be felt in industry where serious skill shortages are

THERE MAY BE a bright side to last week's unfortunate Al Campanis episode. The Los Angeles D

What is competitiveness? Is it "industrial policy" cloaked in sophisticated verbiage? Is it "protect

Casually dressed in a teal green Ralph Lauren sweater, polo shirt and rumpled corduroy slacks, forme

As negotiators from both countries enter the critical last stretch, the chances of a free trade deal

FOR THE LAST HALF CENTURY, a gaping hole has existed in the nation's truck safety laws - a hole big

OXYMORONS ABOUND in Washington, and the regulators of our merchant marine frequently employ one of t

Larry Speakes, President Reagan's former chief spokesman, is heading up communications for Merrill

THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S STANCE that present exchange rates are satisfactory surprises a number of

A delicate balance exists between export controls and trade promotion.Excessively restrictiv

SIMPLE FAIRNESS DICTATES the Interstate Commerce Commission reconsider its decision of last July th

IF THERE WERE ANY DOUBTS that the burgeoning securities scandal has spread beyond U.S. borders, they

Finance ministers from the developing countries voiced great concern here this week about a slowdown

A great U.S. newspaper, looking for reasons behind the "spy scandal" involving marines and a dazzlin

A GROUP OF FARMERS, with no apparent affiliation or even any designated leader, successfully shut do

Some of my best friends are, or have been, press agents. I thought I had better say that, ri

SOMETIMES IT SEEMS THE GOVERNMENT and industries pepper us with more economic statistics than we kno

The latest report from the race for riches through science is that Japan is on its way to dominating

This was going to be a column about President Reagan's effort last week to prevent a congressional o