Commentary

We have been concerned about safety in the commercial fishing industry since our 20-year-old son, Pe

The parallels between the world now and that of the late 1920s are indeed frightening, and the possi

WHEN CONGRESS PASSED the Shipping Act of 1984 it mandated a legislative review five years down the

* A U.S. finance minister, with the combined responsibilities of the Treasury secretary, the budget

POLITICS IS THE ART of the possible. Beryl Sprinkel has learned that well. As chairman of the Counc

THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN are taking an important first step toward international regulation of

On acid rain (JofC, Nov. 17) the debate certainly hasn't changed during the past three sessions of C

The lake was on fire. Flame rose into the tropical sky, crackling and snapping, radiating wa

There is an indirect benefit of Western imports that may be far more important to the Soviet economy

Despite the marked fall in the value of the dollar, the U.S. trade balance has not manifested any te

THE AUTO DEALERS reaped a bonanza in December as customers responded in droves to their appeals - pr

Britain increasingly is becoming a nation divided, with the south becoming more prosperous while the

THE PRESIDENT'S STAFF has displayed some sleight of hand in its fiscal 1988 budget proposal for the

The Red Queen examined the 1986 statistics, showed them to the Duchess, and promptly said, "Revise t

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION will try again this year to win Senate approval of a series of bilateral i

THE TRIAL LAWYERS have been fighting against efforts to overhaul the civil justice system, claiming

EACH DAY, AT DOZENS of airports around the country, American Airlines gathers up the tickets handed

Another round of gasps and consternation can be expected when the medical statisticians complete the

From William J. Barnds' office on K Street in Washington, he can just make out the Old Executive Off

The European Community had hoped that by 1985 its steel industry's problems, by and large, would be

PRESIDENT REAGAN'S TRILLION-PLUS BUDGET, which some Democrats are characterizing uncharitably as de

THE PERILS AND REWARDS of bigness are nowhere better illustrated today than in the shipping industry

Clearing the Air On AAR OperationsIn Andrea Chancellor's column, "Inside Talk on Transportat

Poland in the early days of 1987 is a wobbly country catching at the straws of limited economic succ

Even with the best of intentions on the part of the leaders of both the United States and the Soviet

At first glance, there may not seem to be much connection between Washington's weather and the fisca

LOUIS AND MARY BOLI, a retired couple from Santa Barbara, Calif., are suing the federal government i

WE WERE AT THE DENTIST'S the other day and a copy of Harvard Magazine happened to be on the table. O

Understanding the truly global nature of today's business environment is a challenge facing U.S. man

HONDA, THE JAPANESE CAR MAKER, announced recently that it plans to ship 2,000 Accords to Taiwan. Dog

Over the more recent centuries, Japanese leaders have steadfastly resisted any suggestion from abroa

DON'T JUDGE US by what we say but by what we do. Look at the bottom line. Richard Nixon made

US Grain Price Policy Needs a Closer LookYour editorial, "OPEC's Problem, Not Ours," (JofC,

Anti-merger sentiment is sweeping through state legislatures - from New York, which passed an anti-m

The debate over U.S. trade policy and this country's response to unfair practices in many countries

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, desperately seeking to bring down the budget deficit, is proposing to sel

As Britain handed over the presidency of the European Community to Belgium on New Year's Day, U.K. g

THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION should move swiftly to approve the application - before it since

THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, always helpful, wants to make things still easier. It is considering l

The business community still anxiously awaits clear policy direction from Washington on the ambiguou