Commentary

JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN do something doesn't mean you should. Genetic engineers have come to understand

Until very recently, the attention of the Internal Revenue Service was virtually consumed by abusive

THE PERPETUALLY EMBATTLED Occupational Safety and Health Administration has won a minor victory. It

It's surreal, if not unreal. The administration and Congress cannot, after two years of soar

Washington works in mysterious ways its wonders to perform. The House of Representatives last week f

The failing war on drugs clings to the obsolete tactics of disruption of supplies and harassment of

Kenneth Clarke, Britain's industry minister, could barely disguise his astonishment - or delight. A

Wide Gap Between Arbitrators, RefereesKindly refer to the article Wall Street Hires Seamen t

YOU CAN'T KILL a deer without a permit. Such is the law in New York State. And where there's

IS FRANK LORENZO fit to run an airline? That question is the subject of the Federal Aviation

FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY bank customers are going to get some relief from the ridiculously long hol

SENATORS FROM oil-producing states face a quandary. There is much they dislike in the omnibus trade

GOOD FEELINGS will be everywhere Wednesday as Ronald Reagan and Brian Mulroney hold their final one-

Richard M. Nixon, 37th president of the United States, addressed the American Society Newspaper Edit

Official U.S. export policy is to encourage competitiveness in U.S. agriculture. Unfortunately, we a

Blame Legal System For Liability CrisisTwo points that particularly hit home to our members

The results of three decades of democracy in Venezuela have been positive in many areas. However, th

Truck transportation must be made as safe and efficient as possible. Assuring the safety of 260,000

EVERYONE AGREES the Federal Aviation Administration is in sorry shape. The report released Monday by

THE WASHINGTON PRESS CORPS is aghast at revelations by former White House press secretary Larry Spea

PITY THE POOR U.S. textile industry. If Congress fails to enact legislation limiting growth in texti

He was back in town last week - the newest Richard Nixon and clearly the oldest. The familiar Bob Ho

WHEN FOREIGN POLICY is at issue, the Reagan administration often appears of two minds. One is domina

Many scholars have written about declining U.S. influence in the arena of world affairs. But Paul Ke

A U.S. Navy fleet of fighting ships will sail into New York harbor this morning on the rising tide.

ONE OF JIMMY HOFFA'S PROUDEST achievements as president of the International Brotherhood of Teamster

Wall Street was shocked last week by an unexpected slump in U.S. foreign trade. According to the Co

The trade bill negotiations between the administration and Congress have collapsed over the issue of

South Korea is being haunted by the prospect of an Olympic Games racked by violence. The cou

THE AILING LABOR MOVEMENT needs a victory. That, more than anything else, explains organized labor's

Are We Subsidizing The Wrong Ships?Your newspaper has been replete with reports about the de

The Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the United States contains no provisions on transportati

As my guide from the Irish Development Agency drove me through the pleasant green suburbs of Cork, m

THE U.S. SENATE has finally said No! to drugs. By a margin of 63 to 27, senators voted Thursday to s

THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT to bid for military cargoes is one of the prerogatives of ships flying the U.S.

HERE'S AN IDEA: Let's tax well-run businesses to subsidize their mismanaged competitors. The

RAIL AND TRUCK lobbyists never tire of attacking one another, but this week the American Trucking As

THIS COUNTRY'S APPROACH to tobacco usage has become as smoky as the industry's products. Cigarette p

From 1854 to the end of World War II, only two peacetime expansions of the U.S. economy lasted three

Speaker of the House of Representatives James Wright surprised me. I asked him what was wrong with t