Commentary

INFLATION ERODES EVERYONE'S purchasing power, but does it hurt the elderly more than most? Sen. John

THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT of a longstanding Indian land claim in Washington state sets the stage for a

Whether by accident or design, Michael S. Dukakis has come up with the only sensible way to choose a

POLAND'S AILING ECONOMY can only benefit if discussions between striking members of the illegal labo

Sometimes it seems that the administration and Congress are out of touch with reality and with the p

For most of their histories, Latin American countries stagnated. Brazil was no exception. Bu

AUGUSTO PINOCHET JUST CAN'T LET GO. Fifteen years after overthrowing the elected government of Salva

COASTAL AND ESTUARINE areas and the people who make their livings on and from them will remain at ri

BRAZIL'S IMPORT DOORS REMAIN CLOSED TIGHTIn reading your Aug. 22 edition, I found your artic

The dramatic erosion of the American merchant fleet has forced the United States to rely increasingl

American Graffiti, a sentimentally reminiscent movie, posed the question, Where were you in '62? Whe

SKYROCKETING EMPLOYEE BENEFIT COSTS are returning to earth. The Labor Deparment recently reported th

Welcome again to Hypocrisy-on-the-Potomac. President Reagan has just signed into law the omn

Q. WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES have in common: Burma, Haiti, Israel, Liberia, Malaysia and Syria

World trade has been increasing far faster than anticipated, a reflection of better-than-expected ec

Democrats are having a fine old time trying to recast Dan Quayle as an albatross, and then hang him

WHILE 141 NATIONS HAVE AGREED to increase their contributions to the World Bank, America continues t

The specter of nationalism is stalking across Eastern Europe as ethnic minorities from the Baltic to

A few weeks ago, South Korean students stages a series of protests against the latest Yankee exploit

NEUTRALITY OF AUTHORS OF REPORT QUESTIONEDThe lead headline for July 28, stated, Data on For

BRITAIN'S WORST-EVER MONTHLY TRADE deficit has sparked alarm in London. Nigel Lawson, the chancellor

Marketing battles, says Al Ries, are fought inside the mind. Inside your own mind and inside the min

During the early 1980s, at the instigation and under the guidance of the KGB, businessmen from Japan

IF VICE PRESIDENT George Bush wins in November, Elaine Chao is expected to remain chairwoman of the

AMERICA'S AILING INFRASTRUCTURE is never more apparent than when a major bridge collapses. Threatene

THEY WERE THE MOST EVIL of foreign invaders, selling tobacco, trading with South Africa and paying d

POLITICAL SPACE HAS OPENED UP is how Hector Oqueli, the secretary of El Salvador's National Revoluti

The Democrats and editorial cartoonists are right. There is indeed a wimp on the Republican Party pr

Doctors Bruce Ames and Elizabeth Whelan think we have to kill people to prove toxic chemical polluti

WHAT THE TAX CODE CREATETH, the tax code may destroy. Single premium life insurance, once the insura

WANTED: 2ND OPINION ON SPORTS LIABILITYIt was distressing to find the story titled Insurance

Finding ways to compete effectively with South Korea will be one of America's major trade challenges

If voting is the heart muscle of democracy, the United States is sufferingfrom a severe case

NO ONE EXPECTS The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, which President Reagan unenthusias

By now, you've heard all the theories as to why Vice President George Bush picked Indiana Sen. Dan Q

THERE'S MANY A SLIP twixt cup and lip, the Greeks used to say. South Korea's latest import liberaliz

It has become highly fashionable among the Japanese these days to discern a new array of major econo

PAKISTAN AND THE UNITED STATES have long been bound together in an uncomfortable marriage of geopoli

INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS ARE under constant assault from the weather, which bakes road surfaces in the su

As Vice President George Bush sallies forth to do battle for the White House, the Republicans' proud