Commentary

JIM WRIGHT, the speaker of the House of Representatives, considers himself one of Washington's shrew

U.S. Representative Robert W. Davis, R-Mich., a member of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and

Truck Deregulation Editorial ApplaudedI very much enjoyed your editorial, "Finish Truck Dere

They are marking the 50th anniversary of the founding of Queens College, my alma mater. As s

THERE'S SUPERFICIAL APPEAL to the measure approved by the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Commit

ONCE BITTEN, twice shy. Florida Gov. Bob Martinez, bitten badly by his original support for the stat

A RECENT HELP WANTED advertisement from the Atlanta Journal: "HOUSEKEEPER/Child Monitor. Liv

Who's minding the store at the White House these days? The question is a natural one, less b

In the span of half a century something remarkable has occurred in the progress of Mexico. R

A comprehensive plan to revitalize the U.S. merchant marine will not be possible without the full co

TO THE ASTONISHMENT of almost everyone, smoking may soon be banned on most domestic airline flights.

Most rail shippers have competitive transportation options if rail service is too costly or the serv

THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK of the United States, known as a benefactor of large corporations, has been t

Interest rates bounded higher last week and common stock prices crumbled. Many factors contributed t

As the developing countries' debt crisis moves into its sixth year, tensions between the United Stat

AFTER MONTHS OF DISCUSSION, the House Ways and Means Committee finally began work Wednesday on a tax

AS IF HIS NOMINATION of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court were just a warm-up, President Reagan has c

There is a saying in Chinese, "putting Chang's hat on Lee's head," and the photo insert in the artic

With a record $166 billion trade deficit in 1986, the United States is taking a beating in the world

America's export trading companies bump up against trade barriers all over the world. But some of th

The conversation at Griff's barber shop centered on nonagenerians, the road work going on at Well's

U.S. industry needs to renew its focus on the basic components of competitive strength if it is goin

Argentinian Defends Nuclear PositionIn an opinion piece titled "Argentina's Nuclear Attitude

THE AGREEMENT to allow freer trade between the United States and Canada marks a milestone. After sev

After several highly publicized postponements, East German leader Erich Honecker finally got his tri

Mrazek Trade Views ShortsightedIn his article "An Illusory Approach to Trade" (Sept. 21), Co

FOR TOO LONG NOW, bureaucrat-bashing has been all the rage in Washington. The last two presidents, J

Do you fit into one or more of these categories? 1. You think many of the last several presi

THE SENATE JUDICIARY Committee's lengthy hearings over the nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Sup

Two weeks after the Taiwan government lifted economic martial law in July by relaxing foreign exchan

Twenty years after the bloody riots that shocked the nation and sparked its sustained decline as an

The U.S. economy passed a major milestone last week. The current business expansion entered its 59th

MEXICO'S BEAUTY CONTEST is over. The winner is Carlos Salinas de Gortari. Barring some unforeseen ci

THERE ARE TWO THEORIES about Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III's proposal last week to use an in

When Spanish air traffic controllers took industrial action in August, there was a huge outcry in Br

There is no doubt that non-availability of casualty insurance has eased since last year. There is no

ONCE AGAIN, the Reagan administration is on a collision course with Congress over a matterthat need

JAPAN'S DECISION to abandon its ambition to design and build a new jet fighter for its armed forces

You're William J. Casey, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. You have an intense dislike fo

IN JAMES BURNLEY'S peace visit last week with Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., the acting transportati