Commentary

Trade with regions so diverse as China, Eastern Europe and the Caribbean; U.S. steel policy; and Thi

THE U.S. GOVERNMENT STOOD idly by as a wave of consolidation swept the U.S. airline industry from 19

It was my own grousing and lack of a snappy comeback that placed me in this situation. Excep

THE RINGS OF NEPTUNE and the stunning geology of its largest moon, Triton, have left an awe-struck p

LETTING COMPANIES JOIN FORCES to insure their own risks is a great idea. But the collapse of a New M

MARAD WITHIN LAW IN BANKRUPTCY CASEYour Aug. 18 editorial, "The Public's Business," depicted

One can only view with bemusement how the Bush administration handled the recently filed complaint a

"Ship of shame" carrying a "cargo of death," cried Britain's popular press as a Soviet vessel was tu

AFTER A SLUGGISH beginning, the 101st Congress will face a host of unfinished business when it retur

Genius is a rare commodity, but it's unmistakable. It doesn't take a genius to recognize that Albert

Newspapers and television have characterized the first session of the 101st Congress as one that so

HAZARDOUS WASTE EXPORTS are a gray area in international trade. But the Aug. 9 drama in which a Sovi

''I CONSIDER MYSELF to be the bully pulpiter for the railroad industry," says the Bush administratio

Considering Japan's commitment to finance economic growth in Latin America it should come as no surp

Vacations are dangerous times. One always returns from weeks away wondering what palace coups, lever

THE TIME HAS COME FOR THE U.S. government to disentangle itself from a business relationship that is

TRUCK GROUP BACKS LICENSING CRACKDOWNUnsafe truck drivers have played a shell game on an uns

ONE OF THE MOST UNWANTED LEGACIES of Ronald Reagan's "New Federalism" has been a growing revolt by s

A dockside historical marker says that just off this small island below Cape Hatteras, government fo

COMMENTS CLARIFIED ON PORT IMMUNITYThe headline of your recent article regarding my comments

Three years ago, I described on these pages an initiative I was pursuing in Congress - the establish

Solidarity has been propelled into government by the unexpected Communist failure to form a coalitio

Whether or not one subscribes to the theory that Japan will surpass the United States as the world's

The thousands of Japanese passing through Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport every day attest to Japan's af

THE U.S. EMBARGO AGAINST CUBA has fluctuated in severity over the past 25 years but has done little

SOUTH KOREA PRESIDENT ROH TAE-WOO has said that he is considering devaluing the won vis-a-vis the U.

Imagine a once-prosperous country now experiencing draconian shortages of food, lighting, heating, t

AMERICA'S TECHNOLOGICAL STRENGTH depends in good part on having enough Americans educated in the sci

THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S 5-1 vote Monday to allow Japanese securities firms to continue as primary deal

The negotiation, award and operation of international route rights in so- called limited entry marke

On a warm evening not long ago, the man from America and his English colleagues were seeking a table

INSURANCE COMPANY INSOLVENCY will be the topic of a mid-September report from House Energy and Comme

Last month, Romania paid off all of its foreign debt, $11 billion ahead of schedule, making it perha

POLITICAL CHANGE IN POLAND has reached a crucial stage. Only a few weeks ago, the progressive Solida

THE RISE IN THE PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE is the most important economic news of 1989. But creation of a

The cameraman pointed his right index finger to the introducer. "This is InvestAmerica Industry Repo

ELECTRIC TRANSPORT WOULD CLEAN THE AIRAmerica is drowning in a sea of automobile exhaust. Ev

GOVERNMENTS AT ALL LEVELS consistently maintain their right to keep secret information they deem too

YEARS OF FINGER POINTING among ocean carriers, truck lines and shippers on the issue of overweight c

With the 1987 adoption of the Single Europe Act, the European Community commenced in earnest the goa