Commentary

FIVE YEARS AGO, long before the Iran-contra affair, a group of prominent political figures from both

THE CONGRESSIONAL PUSH for trade legislation is moving into higher gear. Senate Finance Comm

THE PORT OF NEW YORK has another empty marine terminal on its hands. With United States Lines protec

Sears, Roebuck & Co.'s decision last fall to close the domestic operations of its Sears World Trade

THE REAL SIGNIFICANCE of all the rumors and counter-rumors about who might be the next chairman of t

Trees like to grow where it is warm, wet, and low. That is why the best timberland in the United Sta

Competitiveness is a bonafide Washington catch-cry now, one that President Reagan is sure to embrace

CONGRESS GRANTED AMNESTY last year to illegal immigrants living and working in this country five yea

The dollar fell sharply enough in the first three weeks of January to make the headlines. Al

The talk around coffee machines here has a new focal point. There are still those who want t

EASTERN CANADA'S PORTS, stevedoring firms and ship lines are understandably worried about the plan

More countries and companies are turning to countertrade as a solution to pressing economic problems

THE RAILROAD URGE TO MERGE sometimes takes some strange turns. Last summer, after more than two yea

I'm walking along, daydreaming about finding a briefcase containing $800,000, when I meet a Coast Gu

Exports from Asia entering the United States have been dominated for so long by Japanese industry th

ALTHOUGH THE UNITED STATES has experienced a decline in many forms of heavy manufacturing, the natio

The impact of last week's dismissal of Chinese Communist Party Leader Hu Yaobang on the country's am

Guinness is good for you" claimed one of the best known and most successful advertising campaigns of

THE STRONG REACTION to the report in the New York Times last week that the Reagan administration wan

Most state and local taxes have become so unfair that families making over $500,000 a year pay a sma

RALPH NADER ISN'T LIKELY to win friends on Capitol Hill with his latest proposal: Forget the salary

THOMAS LABRECQUE, president of Chase Manhattan Bank, America's third largest, made headlines last fa

The postwar international economic system was designed with three organizations at its heart, an Int

Even some of the factors that are supposed to be quite different from the late 1920s and are meant t

Petroleum Reserve Only Buys Some TimeYou're right to gloat about our foresight in building a

THE SKIES OVER WASHINGTON are full of trial balloons these days. The Reagan administration hasn't ev

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION likes to talk about relying on market forces. But it isn't adverse to givi

We have been concerned about safety in the commercial fishing industry since our 20-year-old son, Pe

WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP, quite a few years ago, our family didn't buy Sinclair gasoline, Ward's brea

The parallels between the world now and that of the late 1920s are indeed frightening, and the possi

WHEN CONGRESS PASSED the Shipping Act of 1984 it mandated a legislative review five years down the

* A U.S. finance minister, with the combined responsibilities of the Treasury secretary, the budget

POLITICS IS THE ART of the possible. Beryl Sprinkel has learned that well. As chairman of the Counc

THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN are taking an important first step toward international regulation of

The lake was on fire. Flame rose into the tropical sky, crackling and snapping, radiating wa

There is an indirect benefit of Western imports that may be far more important to the Soviet economy

On acid rain (JofC, Nov. 17) the debate certainly hasn't changed during the past three sessions of C

THE AUTO DEALERS reaped a bonanza in December as customers responded in droves to their appeals - pr

Despite the marked fall in the value of the dollar, the U.S. trade balance has not manifested any te

Britain increasingly is becoming a nation divided, with the south becoming more prosperous while the