Commentary

IT MANUFACTURES CIGARETTES. It has interests in South Africa. It is owned, in small part, by the gov

After 14 months of close scrutiny by the National Land Agency, Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita last

The Commerce Department reported last week that economic growth in early 1988 was at an annual rate

AFTER FOUR DECADES of military-dominated autocracy, South Korea has embarked on a new adventure. On

FEDERAL ENERGY OFFICIALS penned another important chapter last month in their ambitious campaign to

On May 25, after over two years of negotiations, the United States and Japan concluded a historic ag

GROWTH AND MODERNIZATION are impossible for a developing country that lacks a reliable source of ele

Containerships Essential to MilitaryOn April 19th you published a letter from James D. Dunai

AUTO INSURERS HAVE WON a victory with Chrysler Corp.'s announcement last week that it will equip all

My first visit to Moscow took place 36 years ago, in April 1952, at the coldest point of the Cold Wa

The emotional backlash in Britain against the two Swiss food corporations battling to buy the U.K. c

Earlier this month, Pan American Airways and Aeroflot Soviet Airlines inaugurated joint flights link

THICK CLOUDS of misting rain water churned up by tractor-trailer tires can quickly blind motorists s

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV'S POLITICAL REFORMS in the Soviet Union are producing a resounding echo in the Sov

Eastern Remains Dedicated to SafetyYour articles of May 2, Records Undermine Eastern Safety

Now that tax filing season has peaked, the word is getting out: Tax reform is soaking the rich! For

The coming summit meeting, while officially located in Moscow, will take place in an historical Twil

THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT has acted to limit the most abusive aspect of its zero tolerance campai

If the new chief executive of a major company wants to introduce fundamental changes, he must come t

THE EXPORT OF MANUFACTURING JOBS is a recurring theme among those who see the American economy becom

Foreign trade is back at the top of the national agenda. Exports jumped during March, dropping the n

There is a colorful, controversial labor leader-politician in Brazil called Lula - short for Luis Ig

Ever since 1607, when the first American merchant ship was launched, merchant seamen have contribute

INSURANCE COMPANIES HAVE ENJOYED for too long the protection of an antitrust exemption that permits

CONGRESS, THAT HOTBED of protectionist rhetoric, gets a bum rap on trade. Although its rhetoric inva

In just over a year, the voluntary restraint arrangements negotiated pursuant to the president's ste

THE PUNDITS ARE ALREADY predicting that President Reagan's trip to Moscow, where he will meet Sunday

Air Quality Progress Is Moving ForwardI take strong exception to New Jersey Gov. Thomas Kean

AFTER MONTHS OF TRYING, the Reagan administration has nothing to show for its efforts to oust Genera

- I can't find the word. Perhaps it exists somewhere: On the tip of my tongue, under a moss-

The rash of kiss-and-tell memoirs by former White House top aides is causing many people, and journa

THESE ARE HARD TIMES for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Last week, ailing president Jac

On March 4, 1988, The Journal of Commerce carried an article by Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., What Abou

THERE WAS EVERY REASON for the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve Greyhound Lines's acquisiti

THE GOOD NEWS IS that the State of New York and Long Island Lighting Co. have reached an agreement o

When General Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali quietly deposed Tunisia's aging President for Life Habib Bourgu

Railroads hauled a record volume of grain in 1987, and this year is likely to be similar. The grain

Too Many Sacrifices In US-Canadian PactI write to applaud Sen. Max Baucus' May 9 opinion art

REMEMBER READING THOSE DRY TOMES in school about how laws are made? The process looks so simple. A b

As the pressures of competition have increased, employers have sought out new and adventurous ways o