Commentary

THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION recently agreed to keep on subsidizing four U.S.-flag containerships tha

Energy experts are warning of a potential new oil "shock" in the 1990s now that U.S. oilimports have

As my wife and I and our two boys enjoyed a bountiful Thanksgiving feast last week at the home of th

Even as the crumbling of the Berlin Wall augurs well for the end of a divided Germany, Gorbachev-ins

THEIR IDEAS for making the United States more competitive may have failed miserably, but one thing m

No doubt about it, the environment has been a hot topic in 1989, and that is not a reference to glob

The U.S. government maintains relations with all but a handful of countries. Thus, it is only reason

The Commerce Department reported last week that the U.S. trade deficit dropped to $7.9 billion in Se

SOLIDARITY LEADER LECH WALESA, who has just visited the United States, asks for aid for Poland on th

PITY THE POOR CAR RENTER. Every trip to the airport rental counter presents him with an unintelligib

THE END OF THE COLD WAR finally is hitting home at the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Richard Cheney, n

Aviation is part of the European Community's drive to create a single market for trade among its 12

ADVERTISING FOR JOBS: A NOBLE GESTURE?I write to criticize you for your inefficient and quit

A slow process of change in the 1990s will transform our country from an economic democracy to more

FEW SPECTACLES ARE MORE repugnant than the sight of senators and representatives taking money for m

THE UNITED STATES has legitimate bones to pick with South Korea. That fast- growing economic powerho

With the breaking up of the Berlin Wall and the tumbling apart of the Soviet Union's East bloc hegem

A dense multicolored paper curtain cascaded down as Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari trav

BRAZIL'S ELECTION last Wednesday, in which none of the 21 aspirants for the country's presidency app

The Senate is in no hurry to consider Edward J. Philbin's nomination to be the next chairman of the

Japan's ability to raise money for its businesses is one of the amazing economic stories of our time

Solidarity leader Lech Walesa's speech before a joint session of Congress this week highlighted the

The United States should welcome foreign investment in this country and in U.S. airlines. We also sh

AFTER THE WRECK of the Exxon Valdez, no one can argue that the shipboard abuse of alcohol is not a p

TWENTY-THREE YEARS OF CIVIL WAR in Namibia have ended with the best possible result. The South-West

Los Angeles ranks as the city with the worst air quality in the United States. To address this probl

Position Wanted: Security Officer - 28 yrs. exper. in perimeter guarding, use of weapons, dogs & wat

THE SKIES BETWEEN the United States and Japan will become more crowded next October when a new aviat

ATTRACTING WORKERS TO THE SEAFARING LIFEAn Aug. 18th article cited a Maritime Administration

The structures are Byzantine in their complexity, their elaborate machinations often are shrouded in

The sour smell of recession hangs heavy in the autumn air in the U.S. heartland. Most factories are

THE UNRAVELING of East Germany's political, social and economic structure raises important questions

AT LONG LAST, the White House has found a nominee to replace Heather J. Gradison, the long-outgoing

Oh, how we revere official statistics, those precise, seemingly authoritative numbers that purported

With the West German government overjoyed at East Germany's decision to allow its citizens to travel

Short-grain rice, the staff of life to Japanese for 2,000 years, could replace bread on Western tabl

PRODUCING AND SELLING ELECTRICITY is as close to a natural monopoly as any in this country. Governme

PROPOSAL WON'T HURT RAILROAD WORKERSYour Sept. 28 editorial ("Invitation to Rail Chaos") con

By this time, you have heard all the reasons why your company needs to be operational in Europe befo

There is speculation that President Bush will announce "most-favored-nation" trade treatment for the