Commentary

Fresh from having wielded the Super 301 trade weapon against one important ally, Japan, U.S. Trade R

In his book, "Washington Goes to War," television commentator David Brinkley tells of this city's fi

IT'S IRONIC BUT NOT SURPRISING that while the United States is attempting to tear down trade barrier

"All power to the Soviets!" That was the slogan of the October 1917 Russianrevolution, but it has ne

''PROTECTIONISM!" cry Britain's futures brokers: The U.S. government is interfering with a foreign m

THE AUTOMOBILE and oil industries are uneasy about the growing pressure to use methanol as a substit

Mull this over, please: "High-level working talks between Japan and the United States began

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is playing with fire. Despite the Fed's announced intention

THREE MONTHS AFTER the massacre in Tiananmen Square, the United States and China are starting to get

INSURERS WILL BE GLOATING this Friday if, as expected, a federal judge in San Francisco throws out t

DOCTORS STILL TREAT 'HIGH-RISK' PATIENTSThis responds to the story, "Fear of Lawsuits Seen T

"Smart bankers and masochist workers vote Socialist," runs the much-quoted graffito here, reflecting

All governments employ active and passive strategies simultaneously to combat and cope with terroris

OLD ELECTION CAMPAIGNS NEVER DIE, they just start over again. A retired executive that we kn

Recent events in China have shaken the U.S. trade community. What are the likely effects of the supp

BANKERS WON'T LIKE IT, but a House Banking Committee subcommittee Thursday may approve legislation r

Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun who has gained world renown for helping care for the dying in

MAMMOTH BUSINESS FAILURES have been routine in the U.S. maritime industry for the past 10 years. Rep

BOMBS ARE JUST ANOTHER HAZARD in the airline business: Just as they are charged with maintaining saf

LAST YEAR, Congress set an important precedent: When it established a program to assure the elderly

With the results in from this week's election in South Africa, 53-year-old F.W. de Klerk is right wh

INTERMODALISM AND RAILROADSYour editorial of Aug. 28 ("Bully Pulpit") implied that I may be

Much to its own surprise, San Francisco may be about to build a ball park. It's not just the future

DECLARING WAR ON DRUGS, President Bush compared the effort to the invasion of Europe on D-Day. But t

THE BIG NEWS from this week's meeting of non-aligned nations in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is the formati

On Dec. 12, 1979, six weeks after the assassination of South Korean President Park Chung-Hee, Genera

As the European Community moves closer to economic integration, many of its industrial sectors are b

From Wall Street's perch, the economy looks in excellent shape as it heads toward the final quarter

The capture of the "Bastille Day" Economic Summit by environmental issues, particularly global warm

HOLDING ALOFT A 9-POUND BLUEFISH from the waters off Kennebunkport, President Bush smiled from the

Some countries succeed in making the switch from one style of government to another of an entirely d

IF YOU WANT TO FIGHT DRUGS, you've got to be tough. And if you want to show how tough you are, the

French insurers are in a frenzy these days. Fear of being overrun by the competition when the Europe

Many economists question how long the United States can continue to run large trade deficits. Some w

THEY'RE NOT UP THERE YET in a league with savings and loans. But insurers may confront a national fi

TEXTILE PROVISIONS OF CBI BILL DEFENDEDOn behalf of the Textile and Apparel Group of the Ame

IN CASE ANYONE CARES, it's official: Francisco Rodriguez has become Panama's provisional president.<

The trustbusters are asleep at the switch again. This time, Walt Disney Co. is taking advantage of t

From the Mufti of Jerusalem in the early 1930s until the present day, Palestinian politicians have a

As every business gets ready for the economic unification of Europe in 1992, many U.S. firms still c