Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A recent editorial in The Journal of Commerce paints a grim picture of a Congress afraid to take act

PRESIDENT REAGAN is going down fighting in his budget battle with Congress, but his harsh criticisms

IN BETWEEN the endless rounds of parties that marked last week's annual meeting of the World Bank an

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

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

International Trade, National SecurityIn her article on national security and international

Faced with a seemingly endless series of monthly trade deficits, Americans are impatient for action

Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution - the document, not the ship - began o

FIRST GARY HART, then Joseph Biden, now Patricia Schroeder and - very nearly - Michael Dukakis. The

IN THE AGE OF RAIL DEREGULATION, it's hard to justify telling a railroad that it's got to run a trai

WHENEVER PAUL VOLCKER, Alan Greenspan, James A. Baker III, Wall Street and the Securities and Exchan