Commentary

REBUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE is the centerpiece of the Clinton economic plan, but states and cities wit

AS THE U.S. EMBARGO against Vietnam drags on, American companies are falling hopelessly behind other

Over the past several years, we have been deluged with reports that American students know too littl

For years, daily English lessons offered by television and radio networks have been a popular staple

MANY BUSINESS LEADERS supported candidate Bill Clinton because he promised to end 12 years of laisse

Proponents of a move to roll back harbor maintenance fees to their 1990 level got a setback in the p

CALIFORNIA HAS A KNACK for shooting itself in the foot. This time it's over gambling. The state has

With the future of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in doubt, Latin America is looking to

The Cold War dies hard, even in the Clinton version of federal research priorities, which still give

IT WAS HARD not to be impressed by President Clinton's eloquent call to arms Wednesday. It was just

IT WAS REASSURING to hear Mr. Clinton support freer trade in his speech Wednesday and to acknowledge

President Clinton's economic program is big, bold and appears balanced, but there is a huge hole in

What a difference a few months makes. Candidate Bill Clinton said he would cut taxes for the

Air Transport Association President James E. Landry stumbled badly in his harsh attack on high-speed

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, and nothing will be as absent from Germany as BMW when it moves

In China, it's the year of the rooster. In Japan - about 10 days ago - it appeared to be the year of

PRESIDENT CLINTON christened what might be called the New Age of Infrastructure in his State of the

The federal government is outspending its tax revenue by nearly $1 billion each day, adding to a deb

Mickey Kantor, the new U.S. trade representative, will be occupied in the coming year with an array

Once a communist backwater, Vietnam is now being touted as one of Asia's last business frontiers, a

President Clinton's call for a $250 billion tax increase to spur the economy is a quixotic muddle of

JACQUES DELORS, president of the European Commission, understands the pressures of politics, be they

AS PRESIDENT CLINTON unveils his economic program tonight, remember this: Almost every dollar he pro

WHAT DO PIG IRON, inedible tallow and rock salt have in common? They're all still regulated by the I

Making the break from command economics to free-market reform has been a painful experience for Pola

WHILE MAJOR TRADING NATIONS are struggling to bring the stalled Uruguay Round of world trade talks t

NO FINAL DEAL YET FOR APL, EAST ASIATICI would like to point out an apparent misunderstandin

Not so long ago, the European Community had its sights fixed on the 21st century. At the beg

If you think President Clinton could do no worse than he did in managing the debate on gays in the m

Now that the Clinton administration is history, the nation trembles over how the country is going to

WHY THE RUSH TO JUDGMENT on Bill Clinton's trade policy? In office barely three weeks, Mr. Clinton a

Trying to sell a Czech economist on the virtues of competition is not easy. More than three years af

READING PRESS RELEASES from the U.S. Trade Representative's office can be tricky business. H

IN A WAY, IT'S A SHAME the Big Three automakers dropped their plans for a massive dumping case again

One of the best things President Clinton could do for the economy is keep his campaign promise to im

RISING CONSUMER demand was always a sure sign that workers laid off during tough times would soon re

A WAY TO MINIMIZE OIL SPILL DAMAGEA towing package requirement might have prevented

President Clinton has not quite put behind him the domestic issues that dominated his first few falt

WHO SAYS AMERICAN WORKERS aren't as productive as they used to be? Certainly not the Labor Departmen

Only a week into Bill Clinton's presidency, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan said he could hear the "cla