Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The political complexion of Eastern Europe is changing faster than at any time in the postwar era. O

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

U.S. ENERGY POLICY has a schizophrenic quality about it. On the one hand, members of Congres

The launch of the Jupiter probe Galileo from the space shuttle Discovery produced far lessfire and s

OIL SPILL LIABILITY MUST BE LIMITEDYour Oct. 17 editorial, "Forgiving Oil Spills", indicates

The U.S. economy has been growing continuously since November 1982, now the longest peacetime expans

THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS SHIP in 1989 has been the Exxon Valdez. A decade ago, the same dubious disti

TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST other countries have become a frequently used tool of diplomacy asthe United

Mark Twain wrote that when he lived in this city, he shared lodgings with Riley, a newspaper corresp

Industrialists, financial experts, academicians, politicians and analysts have in near unison been f

As the Socialist electoral offensive gathers momentum, one crucial question remains unanswered: woul

WITH BUT A YEAR REMAINING in the Uruguay Round multilateral trade talks and so very much still to do

RELATIONS WITH IRAN have been icy since the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in 1979. But the Iran-United

West Germany is now at a crossroads in its relations with East Germany's Communist government.

Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela have bitten the economic austerity bullet. The question: Is Brazil,

NEGOTIATING FREER TRADE WITH MEXICO will undoubtedly be a long and arduous process but one that will

The economic ties that bind the United States and Japan - always uncomfortable, sometimes painful -

FINANCING THE DRUG WAR seems nearly as problematic as the battle itself, judging from the debate in

As Mickey Mouse and his friends pack their bags to move to their European home outside Paris in 1992

With over 20 nuclear reactors operating in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru an

WHEN UTILITIES GO BANKRUPT, federal judges should balance the interests of creditors who want their

NUCLEAR INDUSTRY CAN TEACH OTHERSYour Sept. 21 article, "A Hot Issue: Moving Hazardous Mater

Another of the deadlines mandated by the 1988 trade act comes up this month. By Nov. 21, Pre

I've often wondered as I've climbed up an escalator that wasn't moving whether the rise of the steps

The 1988 Trade Act requires the Treasury Department to report to Congress countries that manipulate

WHEN THE STOCK MARKET soars, there are no complainers. But let prices take a tumble, and complaints

THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION, last we heard, favors fewer barriers to international trade. Last week's th

Central America has come to a pivotal point in its history - one requiring a sustainable policy init

In December 1978, Vietnam invaded Cambodia and put an end to Khmer Rouge rule. The bloody Phnom Penh

The compromise that will boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in eight years is a mixtu

STAND ON SPILL BILL APPALLS OIL INDUSTRYIt is with great displeasure that I read the editori

UNCLE SAM'S EMPTY POCKETS increasingly are weakening America's influence on the international scene.