Commentary

Bush administration officials, prompted by the Persian Gulf crisis, are fleshing out plans for a mer

AS THE DEADLINE FOR a budget deal nears, a surprising compromise is emerging. Instead of cutting the

WHEN U.S. STEEL DECIDED it needed to reduce its work force in Pennsylvania recently, the management

''The Japanese have a strange habit," writes a European journalist well-known for his criticism of T

The made-for-television Persian Gulf saga precipitated by Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait contai

On April 29, 1975, when American troops were lifted by helicopter out of Saigon, most of the world w

US MUST STRENGTHEN MERCHANT MARINEI read the article entitled "House Votes Funds for Fast Se

WHILE THE DEBATE OVER national oil spill legislation raged on Capitol Hill this year, at least one s

The man from AEG Westinghouse Transportation Systems was jet-lagged but running on the adrenaline a

On Oct. 3 Germany will be united at last, Europe is on the road to its own greater unity and all may

TELLING GOVERNMENTS HOW TO initiate credible economic policies is part and parcel of the work of the

WHEN IT COMES TO stabilizing commodity prices, the world doesn't have much to show for a lot of effo

PRISON OVERCROWDING WILL NEVER END: The more prison beds that are built, the more reasons legislato

Common sense dictates that we take a long and careful look at the use of our nation's railway system

Marathon negotiations over the federal budget came down to the wire this week. Despite the best of i

It's hype time for the Uruguay Trade Round. The round's proponents are firing off all sorts

This dateline will be good for just another week. On Oct. 3 the two Germanys unite, and the

IT'S TIME TO REPLACE MARAD MANAGEMENTAs with every company or federal agency, you have your

THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION has become a vice squad searching for illegal deals between shippers

As Mexico and the United States embark on a new trade venture, the first of its kind among these two

630,000? 800,000? ANYONE WHO CLAIMS to know the best level of annual immigration to the United State

The congressional enthusiasm spawned by the Persian Gulf crisis for spending to build fast sealift s

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development spent most of the 1980s stuck in the 1970s, c

The modest but growing debate over the military operations of the United States and its allies in th

In recent months, there has been much heated debate about whether it is time to re-regulate cable or

THE DEBT CRISIS IS GONE from the headlines, but its impact on the economies of Africa and Latin Amer

THE SANDINISTA LEADERSHIP WON'T rest until it brings down the beleaguered government of Nicaraguan P

Then-Senate majority leader Howard Baker called the great Reagan tax cuts of the early 1980s "a rive

The editorial, "Selling GATT," (Sept. 16) sets up a dangerous scenario for GATT and for future inter

We are by now familiar with the general problem impacting research in the United States: Funding for

CAPITOL HILL IS A WONDERFUL place to show off, and imports are a wonderful subject to rail against.

Even as the roar of jet fighters practicing over deserts in the Persian Gulf drowns out news from el

You remember when I was here about a year ago, Doc, and I was wondering whether it was too early in

SALINAS COMMENTARY RIPE WITH FLAWSIn regard to the commentary by Marc Levinson ("Carlos Sali

GENERAL MOTORS' LATEST TENTATIVE deal with the United Auto Workers is a generous package that sugges

DEFENSE SECRETARY RICHARD CHENEY had plenty of reason to be upset after Gen. Michael Dugan, the Air

(On, Sunday Sept. 30, the Shadow Open Market Committee will meet in Washington. The committee is a g

INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE STRUGGLED for years to keep the federal government at a distance. State re

Energy research, nearly throttled by the free-market Reagan administration, is coming back in favor.

Increasing calls from all sectors of Korean society to pull out of the agricultural trade negotiatio