Commentary

The war between Iran and Iraq has been going on for more than seven years. When it ends, and I would

YESTERDAY, THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE published on this page an article by Takako Doi, chairwoman of th

Energy Plan Gets Partial ApprovalThe Journal of Commerce's Aug. 24 editorial "Time for an En

The Russians are having trouble with their minorities. The Latvians are protesting publicly

Over the last century, and particularly since World War II, the United States was the unequaled cham

THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT SYSTEM is a mess, a mess that is bound to get worse before it gets better.

Two familiar objects - the taxicab and the telephone - may offer important keys to the nature of the

Mexico is poised at a historic juncture. It must choose between a globally competitive economy of th

IDEAS ABOUT HOW to increase the government's revenues are flying thick and fast in Washington. One t

CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER BRIAN MULRONEY says there are many important stumbling blocks." U.S. Treasur

Some two years had passed since the end of that inferno, the Pacific War. I was then a girl in my mi

As a way of reducing the persistently large federal budget deficit, Congress is considering sizable

ELIZABETH DOLE, who announced her resignation as secretary of transportation Monday, served in that

The Commerce Department reported last week that the U.S. trade deficit rose to a record $16.5 billio

C. William Verity Jr., the presumed next secretary of commerce, said last week that Congress this ye

Last summer, before Congress left town, the Financial Times of London ran a front page headline that

Mikhail Gorbachev's economic reforms have run into a bit of a problem. Increasing labor productivity

When the leaders of East and West Germany shook hands in Bonn last week, the inevitable topic of reu

Americans have often been accused, perhaps justly, of having a short attention span and an even shor

Elsewhere on this page, John H. Makin cogently argues the case for reducing expenditures on governme

THE HOUSE AND SENATE trade bills have received considerable negative publicity in recent months, muc

More Questions On US Auto IndustryThe article by Rep. John J. LaFalce (Sept. 3) indicates a

THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE is going modern. A postal version of automated teller machines, dispensing s

THE MARITIME ADMINISTRATION has more than one offer in hand for the purchase or charter of the super

The Aztecs were the great warriors of Mexico. For more than 50 years, until they were conquered by t

And now the news. . . What kind of day was it 160 years ago when The Journal of Commerce got its sta

Congress is taking control of U.S. trade policy, moving it in the direction of greater activism. The

Foreign Inspections Are a Trade BarrierYour Aug. 19 editorial on the pre-shipment inspection

WELFARE REFORM might seem an idea whose time has come. House Democrats have introduced a bill costin

HOW BAD HAS THE OIL-PRICE BUST been for business in the energy-dependent states? By now, most people

THE RESULTS of last Sunday's election in Argentina pose a major challenge for that country's 4-year-

ALL TOO OFTEN, economics plays handmaiden to other concerns when it comes to foreign affairs. There

I called a friend last weekend for tennis and spoke with his telephone answering machine. I think su

Taiwanese Concern In US Trade StressedIn your editorial of Aug. 21, 1987 related to your "Sp

Strengthening our national defense globally and our competitive standing internationally should be t

PRESIDENT REAGAN'S new executive order requiring federal agencies to evaluate the impact of their po

Japan's plucky prime minister, whose five years in office come to an end on the 30th of next month,

THE VISIT OF EAST GERMAN LEADER Erich Honecker to West Germany marks a milestone in the tense histor

When it comes to highway safety, it is striking how readily people recommend solutions to problems o

The economy has rounded the corner into the homestretch of 1987 in remarkably good shape. The major