Commentary

CALIFORNIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN the nation's trend-setter. Whatever the fashion, Californians seem to lea

THE FIRST FRUITS of the 1988 trade law have ripened in Washington. In a report mandated by the new l

The chaotic scenes at Europe's airports this summer as passengers suffered some the worst delays eve

NOW ACTION IN PA. REMAINS CONSISTENTThe Journal of Commerce's report, NOW Suit Challenges Pa

THE GROWING COHESION of the world economy makes many Americans more than a little uncomfortable. The

LEAVE SYMBOLS ALONE is a good rule for diplomats: Challenging the icons of another society is a sure

Whenever and wherever there is talk and discussion about integration of markets, instruments and ins

The bridge loan that the U.S. Treasury recently agreed to extend to Mexico has renewed concerns abou

ON FRIDAY, U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeutter will announce his decision on the unfair trade

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY, President Jimmy Carter signed the law that set in motion economic reforms of wo

Journalists, or newsmen as even the old-time women reporters like to refer to themselves, are basic

THE REACTION TO SOUTH KOREAN President Roh Tae Woo's maiden speech to the United Nations General Ass

For two decades, a quiet revolution has been unfolding in the way medical reform is accomplished by

Congressman Guy V. Molinari, author of an article appearing on this page Oct. 18, is a Republican re

Criticizing the Multi-Fiber Arrangement, the set of quota restrictions that developed countries use

The Department of Transportation cannot afford to wait for the major marine disaster with casualties

EFFICIENCY ON THE DOCKS has become a watchword for both employers and labor leaders in the shipping

How will real peace between the East and West be achieved? It will be through economics. Mik

THE U.S. TREASURY'S SUDDEN OFFER to extend a massive loan to Mexico raises one perplexing question:

A week from Sunday, we will go off daylight saving time and onto standard time. Early next year, the

A second wave of deregulation is about to break through the dikes regulatory agencies have set up. T

With the passage of a year, the parallels between the Great Crash of 1929 and the Great Correction o

IN THE MONTHS AFTER the stock market meltdown of Oct. 19, 1987, it seemed that measured steps to cur

A year ago, the American economy had a heart attack. Happily, the patient recovered, apparently none

If past patterns hold, the Japanese government eventually will adapt to circumstances and come up wi

GASOLINE TAX HIKE NO CURE-ALL FOR USYour Oct. 5 editorial, Fuel Tax Phobia, overstated the b

FOR SIX YEARS, THE UNITED STATES has tried to pretend that the developing world's debt crisis is mer

DECEMBER IS A CRITICAL DEADLINE for the world's trading system: Unless the members of the General Ag

The government's pledge to privatize Britain's coal mines confirms that nothing is sacred as far as

For most of this year the aviation community has debated proposals to restructure the Federal Aviati

Indications are that sometime in the last quarter of next year or the first quarter of 1990 the U.S.

THE TOUGHER STAND that Democratic presidential candidate Michael S. Dukakis is taking on trade and f

On Sept. 12, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed piece by Doug Bandow suggesting that we shou

IN THIS SEASON of electoral intrigue, Democrats are nervously awaiting some unexpected act by the Re

IF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION agrees, Donald Trump will soon be in the airline business.

In a pivotal election of the 1980s, one candidate rejected the advice of almost every prominent econ

SUFFOCATING SMOG and gridlocked highways finally have pushed Los Angeles to the breaking point.<

CONGRESS THIS WEEK gave the public a lesson that lawmakers themselves should learn: How not to make

Since the 1920s, the Soviets have maintained a strong interest in U.S. trade. Political ideology has

One of the lasting contributions of the Watergate investigation 14 years ago was that it revealed a