Commentary

A major Census report in early 1989, raising the possibility of a decline in the U.S. population in

Murphy, renowned for "Murphy's Laws and Other Truths," would have felt very much at home in Japan.

BOTH THE PUBLIC and, purportedly, the Environmental Protection Agency were ''shocked" last week to f

The longest peacetime boom in the U.S. economy is starting to run out of steam. That was the unmista

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LED THE CHORUS against provisions in last year's trade bill encouraging U.S.

US TOURISM CREATES BIG EXPORT POTENTIALI was delighted to see the story, "Japanese Tourists

Two Scotland Yard detectives are currently engaged in the most unlikely of investigations. More than

As the Soviet Union continues its drive for perestroika to achieve economic and political restructur

FINANCIAL MARKET MANIPULATION is not a victimless crime. The Securities and Exchange Commission dese

THE BUDGET AGREEMENT unveiled Friday between President Bush and congressional leaders would be appro

The United States is the first continental power in history to combine the capabilities of size and

JUST BEFORE LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION, George Bush promised to extend the quotas that have restricted

A TRIP BY VICE PRESIDENT DAN QUAYLE this week may give an early signal of how serious the United Sta

Mega income often is not a function of competency but a function of place. The measure of how good a

EXPORT PROMOTION: WILL BUSH LISTEN?It was most interesting to read the article "Export Promo

Persons often are remembered for their salient statements. Yogi Berra, for instance, is likely to be

A single currency, or even a firm and stable structure for several currencies, means an increase in

WHO DO DIRECTORS REPRESENT? By tradition, and by law in many states, the answer is, "the stockholder

NO PART OF THE WORLD is undergoing more dramatic political change than Eastern and Central Europe. O

America faces many international economic challenges. Chief among them is addressing our ongoing tra

The question is: "What do you have when you have 50 lawyers buried up to their necks in sand?"

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND's extension of a massive credit to Mexico is an important vote of su

ONE MAJOR SOURCE of the thrift industry's crisis is the Banking Committee of the U.S. House of Repre

The U.S.-Japan trade imbalance topped $55 billion in 1988, and there's little improvement in sight.

EASTERN AIRLINES ISN'T YET ALOFT, but the apparent success of Peter Ueberroth's plan to take control

Since Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady announced his new framework for addressing the international

The remarkable resilience of the U.S. economy after the stock market crash of October 1987 suggests

THE NEXT BURNING ISSUE between the United States and Japan is one that U.S. negotiators have not yet

It's High Noon for the nation's beleaguered savings and loan associations. Basic legislation to over

THE DRAMATIC POLITICAL REFORM agreement between Poland's government and the Solidarity trade union,

Sometimes it is necessary to undergo the pain of cutting out the bad to save the whole, and, put it

RAISING AMTRAK FARE IS NOT THE ANSWERConcerning your editorial, "Raise the Fare" (Feb. 24):

THE WORLD'S TRADE NEGOTIATORS are desperate for a victory, any victory, to avert the demise of a wor

As the congressional debate over President Bush's savings and loan bailout plan begins, most experts

A week or so ago I tagged along with our Washington trade reporter, Keith Rockwell, while he intervi

MORE THAN A DECADE after Congress began decontrolling the price of natural gas, the time has come to

THE RIPPLE EFFECT of the Exxon Valdez oil spill will be felt throughout the federal government for m

Will the Soviet Union be buying grain in the United States? A direct question requires a direct answ

BIGGER HIGHWAYS NOT THE ANSWEREdwin Unsworth's Feb. 28 column ("Channel Tunnel in the Dark")

Around the low, round table in his ceremonial office, Cho Soon turns to me and ponders the question