Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Frank Lorenzo, among the most hated men in America, has walked away from his crumbling airline empir

STANDING ON THE CUSP of recession brings at least one benefit: the lowest U.S. monthly trade deficit

STEP RIGHT UP! It's time to play the maritime subsidy game! The rules are simple. You place

The Uruguay Round of trade negotiations is often described as the most important since the General A

From overspending on military research to tolerance of a derelict education system - numerous ways b

The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait just may assure Margaret Thatcher a fourth term of office. As G

THE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS of supplying a huge military force far from U.S. soil may prompt Pentagon pl

CONSUMER PRICES have risen at an annual rate of 5.8 percent during the first seven months of this y

JAPAN HAS MORE TO LOSE in the event of prolonged conflict in Saudi Arabia than any other industriali

The idea of single-state insurance regulation is in the air. In place of the present hodgepodge of s

I've never considered George Bush to rank among history's more fascinating personalities. My four-ye

RATE FILING SYSTEM MUST BE CONTINUEDI read with interest your July 30, 1990, editorial, "Neg

THE FIRST SHOT HAS BEEN FIRED in the ongoing standoff between New Jersey insurance regulators and 32

The United States is determined to end Japan's prohibition on rice imports. In the current Uruguay R

Ronald Reagan often called for political pluralism in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Then with

PAKISTAN JUST CAN'T GET THE HANG of democracy. While its larger neighbor, India, has struggled to m

WITH 20,000 U.S. TROOPS, the Bush administration has drawn a line in the Saudi Arabian sand. But tha

TRANSACTION TAX WOULD HIT ECONOMYI take issue with a July 23 article by Edward Renshaw, "Why

Antique shops properly exhibit an attachment to things old and curious. But when a federal agency st

Congress, just before the recess, passed a miscellaneous trade bill revamping the U.S. Customs user

POLITICIANS USUALLY DON'T GET MUCH CREDIT for learning. But the cold political response to the self-

PREFERENCE 'STUDY' IS PROPAGANDAFacts that have just come to light with respect to the origi

The Bush administration's first reaction to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait was predictable: impose "ec

After a year of hectic activity, leaders of the European Community's member states were looking forw

OUR READERS, we believe, are entitled to their say. For that reason, it is the general policy of thi

BUSH ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS are looking into charges that some Japanese construction firms have tr

You've probably never heard of Holderbank Financiere. It's a name you might want to remember, for th

Japan's bureaucrats, the best and brightest who keep the machinery of government humming, are the co

IT'S HARD TO DO BATTLE when you don't have your troops behind you. The five- year farm bills approve

CONGRESS HAS DONE MORE than its share to bring about the thrift industry crisis, which will end up c