Commentary

A pension plan time bomb is ticking in our economy that has led to ill- conceived legislation being

MINIMUM WAGES ARE out of fashion in the free-market environment of the 1980s. But as Congress debate

CREDENTIALISM IS RAPIDLY reaching epidemic proportions. Ability, skill and experience, it seems, cou

As the free trade talks between Canada and the United States drag on, doubters on both sides of the

WILL SAIPAN BE the next Hong Kong? That unlikely prospect is the latest worry of the U.S. cl

For six months, U.S. Sovietologists have been sternly warning us that General Secretary Mikhail S. G

Our planet is suffocating from an overdose of humbug. Have you stopped to consider lately th

FOR UNDERSTANDING amid confusion, humans often lean on the crutch of history. The bitter pol

The five-party coalition agreed upon in Italy last week could prove surprisingly durable and last at

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have overwhelmingly passed omnibus trade legislatio

DESPITE ITS RAPID ASCENT to prominence among the world's strongest industrial economies, Japan has b

LOCKHEED CLOSES its Portland shipyard and puts its Seattle yard up for sale. Northwest Marin

Item Mislead Readers On Insurance StudyThis letter seeks to clarify a column item that appea

CLAYTON YEUTTER, the U.S. trade representative, plans an October visit to China, partly to try to co

My barber told me the story as he trimmed my hair one Saturday morning. It concerned his mother and

One of the best-kept secrets about the sweeping new trade legislation that awaits action in congress

THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILLS that have cleared both houses of Congress seem plenty protectionist to us. B

THE PRICE-ANDERSON ACT is an uncomfortable piece of legislation. By limiting the liability of elect

To help reduce youth unemployment, particularly in the black ghettos, people close to the Reagan adm

THE IRAN-CONTRA HEARINGS have inspired all sorts of business opportunities for ever-enterprising Ame

There's a San Francisco restaurant called Basta Pasta. It means, more or less literally, sto

BLEARY-EYED TRUCKERS who push themselves and their rigs beyond the breaking point are the latest foc

Patent Protection Important to IndiaI am writing in reference to your recent article, "India

Superconductors, the newly discovered materials that conduct electricity with only a small loss of e

Don't be surprised if Argentina's latest stab at deregulating its oil industry doesn't work out. The

In their concern about the alarming trade deficit, those who have been passionately debating the all

MANY AMERICANS FELT their government was reckless when it agreed last month to defend Kuwaiti tanker

Rep. Ronald Dellums, D-Calif., supported by legislators in both houses of Congress, has unveiled a b

The rapid spread of that modern-day plague, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, is causing well-fou

House and Senate conferees soon will meet to work out details of final trade legislation. There will

Insider trading may be an uncomfortable subject on Wall Street these days. But that is certainly not

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Twenty-five years ago, most Americans would not have wondered whether the number of their fellow cou

The phony trade war between the United States and the European Community is coming to an end with bo

COMMERCE SECRETARY MALCOLM BALDRIGE, who was killed Saturday while practicing his passion of calf-ro

Shippers Holding Out For Hamburg RulesYour editorial "New Rules at Sea" (July 15), suggestin

Journal of Commerce publisher Don Becker recently pointed out (July 8) the potential threat to the a

THE CONTINUED UNREST in the Republic of Panama confronts the United States with a difficult challeng

It's difficult to interview Treasury Secretary James A. Baker III. But not for the usual reasons.

A recent book on listening says that while we may spend most of the day doing it, we'll hear only ha