Commentary

BEING TOUGH ON DEFENSE was a theme of the presidential campaign last week, as Democratic candidate M

AIRBORNE POLLUTION baked by this summer's record heat has made breathing difficult for millions of c

Linda Marrone is Ted Ruhly's executive secretary. Mr. Ruhly is president of Maersk Inc. Among other

One of the most striking aspects of the current round of international trade negotiations is a marke

The good news/bad news on the monthly trade balance reports of the Department of Commerce is rightl

THE FRONTAL ATTACK on trade privileges for developing countries in a Wednesday speech by Peter McPhe

THERE ARE MANY REASONS why Congress ought to pass a banking bill this year. The most important of th

September is the great month for taking bearings. The finance ministers of 150 nations and their com

U.S. global leadership no longer can be taken for granted. While the United States has enjoyed a com

The pots and pans of protest can be heard in Chile's capital once again as Gen. Augusto Pinochet ma

REQUIRING EMPLOYERS to provide their workers with basic health insurance is a laudable goal. Too man

Concern over the erosion of the U.S. defense industrial base has prompted demands that the United St

PRESIDENT REAGAN DESERVES congratulations. Against his instincts and the views of many administratio

The first of the two presidential debates will be held Sept. 25 and we are in for a quantity of hype

A really scary report made the rounds here this week. Prepared by the Council on Competitive

The United States Trade Representative has announced a preliminary step toward denying seven countri

When the nation finally goes to the polls on Nov. 8, pocketbook issues will loom large. The small gr

SEATTLE'S LOSS OF ITS ROLE as the southernmost port for the Alaska state ferry sends another warning

GOOD JOBS AT GOOD WAGES is a catchy line. But it hasn't caught on as the theme of Michael Dukakis' t

WHEN COMPETITORS MEET to coordinate business decisions, antitrust attorneys at the Justice Departmen

Some of the most interesting and radical economic reforms in the Soviet Union may be about to spring

WASHINGTON'S POLITICAL BATTLES are often battles of perception. A revision in the way the Commerce D

Dr. Victor Paz Estenssoro's becoming chief executive of Bolivia in August 1985 seemed like simultane

YEUTTER: JOFC MISSED WORKER RIGHTS POINTYour publication ordinarily does a superb job on tra

The Senate is expected to pass the legislation needed to implement the U.S.-Canada trade liberalizat

Whatever the fate of the Canada-U.S. free trade agreement - a fate now dependent on the outcome of a

CONGRESS JUST CAN'T KEEP ITS HANDS off the railroads. But by acting with unseemly haste to impose a

THIS IS THE HOUR OF AUSTERITY AND DISCIPLINE. That message, conveyed on national television in a mid

Back in the 1970s, when I worked for McGraw-Hill magazines in San Francisco, I had the opportunity a

Long the benison of Argentina's working class, Peronism is struggling to project a positive image of

The railroad industry has recently reported spot shortages of locomotives. This is surprising consid

I refer to an article appearing Aug. 23, headed Agency Says States Are Thwarting Efforts to Ease Wei

THE POLITICAL STORM over a cargo of toxic waste illegally dumped in Nigeria by an Italian company un

UNDER FIERCE PRESSURE from the private aircraft industry, a congressional conference committee may v

You have to think, these days, that there is a direct hot line between Moscow and Warsaw. Na

BY WEST GERMAN STANDARDS, the figures are astounding: West Germany's economy grew at an annual rate

U.S. trading partners from Brussels to Beijing have been thumbing through their copies of the recent

High and accelerating inflation, institutional instability, shortening policy horizons and the incre

THE USE OF SCARCE WATERFRONT LAND is a contentious issue nationwide. In recent weeks, the issue has

The America's Cup has always produced an amazing amount of written and verbal hot air since it was f