Commentary

THE DEATH OF 23 WORKERS in a Texas chemical plant explosion last October was a tragedy. But the Occu

THE FACTS SUPPORT TEXTILE BILL PASSAGEThe Journal of Commerce attacks the Associated Press f

CRYING "UNFAIRNESS" IS ONE of the easiest ways for U.S. businesses to stifle competition from import

US YARDS REDUCING COST OF DOUBLE HULLSYour Aug. 15 article, "Will Double Hull Mandate Cut Oi

Dramatic change is under way in a most unlikely place. Mongolia, a landlocked nation of only 2 milli

THE CENSUS COUNT IS OUT, at least in preliminary form, and almost everyone's unhappy. In almost ever

On June 27, President Bush announced the Enterprise for the Americas plan for Latin American economi

IT'S BEING HAILED as a major historical breakthrough, but the United Nations agreement reached Monda

CONGRESS SHOULD EASE RAIL LINE TRANSFERSYour July 9 edition carried an "analysis" article re

PRESIDENT BUSH'S ASTUTE diplomatic moves and firm military response have turned the tide in the Midd

With almost one-third of his term in office behind him, President Carlos Salinas de Gortari of Mexic

The confrontation in the Persian Gulf has led to some odd image problems for its two principal figur

August 1990, like October 1987, was a time of truth for Wall Street. Both stocks and bonds fell as i

VACATION IS ALMOST OVER, and with it George Bush's reprieve from the harsh winds of Washington. Sinc

BUCHAREST WILL BE THE SCENE of protracted unrest for years to come, judging by last week's riots in

Is the International Trade Commission - the federal agency that probes foreign countries' trade prac

In the effort to find a politically painless way of reducing the deficit, the folks in Washington ar

"Now's the time to invest in East Germany! 8,000 firms offer you a stake in their activities." Or so

THE POLITICS OF RICE have changed in Japan. The politics of the Japanese bureaucracy apparently have

Amid the flurry of reports about higher profile subjects in the Geneva trade talks, such as agricult

GEORGE BUSH wants to be remembered as the environmental president. Somebody ought to tell the Secre

CEMENT COMPANIES JUST WANT FAIR PRICESAs attorney for petitioners in the recent anti-dumping

PHILIPPINE FINANCE SECRETARY Jesus Estanislao was right on target when he said that his country has

Helmut Kohl, West Germany's chancellor, and Hans-Dietrich Genscher, his foreign minister, are jousti

THE WALL IS DOWN, THE BARBED WIRE rolled up, the guard towers dismantled. But a year after Eastern E

New initiatives to relieve lesser developed countries' debt have multiplied recently. The internati

With more than 40 military cargo ships already called up from the Maritime Administration's Ready Re

The decisive battle in the new Persian Gulf war is now being fought. It is a war ofnerves, a contest

TRUCKING: IT'S NEVER TIME FOR REGULATIONThe article "It's Time for Regulation, Again," by Da

SADDAM HUSSEIN ISN'T THE ONLY ONE threatening to take hostages these days. But fewer Americans are p

JUST TWO WEEKS AGO, FEDERAL JUDGES agreed to consolidate asbestos liability claims to speed the sett

Exactly 10 years have passed since a U.S. president last tried to impose a food embargo. The

There may be other ideas that offer more opportunities for self-delusion than the notion of a calcul

IF YOU CAN'T CURE a declining standard of living, you can always wish it away. No one is wis

The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait once again brings the issue of competitiveness to the forefront of econ

By now many Americans have heard the story of Pamela Richards. She's the United Auto Workers member

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY is an economic giant but a political dwarf: In international relations, Weste

OPEC MAY NOT BE DEAD, but the organization's inability even to convene a meeting in the face of dram

The scene is a Tokyo street as two businessmen greet each other. "Hello," says one. "How are

At least one fact has become inescapably clear during the past few weeks. The world cannot afford a