Commentary

The Justice Department's misguided attack on Microsoft is not the only indication that federal meddl

When President Clinton arrives in Hong Kong at the end of his June trip to China, chances are he wil

Just what does the Clinton administration think of the ever-stronger U.S. dollar, especially as it r

It was inevitable that Microsoft would run afoul of the antitrust laws.The company has gaine

The victimization syndrome thrives in Mexico, where the double-whammy of bloodthirsty narcotrafficke

It was always a question of when, not if. Pakistan finally responded to India's recent nuclear tests

Dazed and bleeding, Japan has become everybody's favorite whipping boy. According to theemerging con

Recently, many import customers have expressed fears that the impending peak shipping season will be

Partisanship is supposed to stop at the water's edge, but House Speaker Newt Gingrich is ignoring th

Call it the dark side of international trade. The United States imported nearly $900 billion in good

Foreign corporate activity has mushroomed, on both an aggregate and a region-by-region basis. The gl

The brutal murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi is a sign of something very wrong in Guatemala.A ye

Perhaps the most important overseas trip in a year filled with presidential foreign travel is Presid

Is a secretary worth as much as a janitor? Is a payroll clerk as valuable as someone who fixes the a

The newly dubbed ''Chinagate'' affair has become a quest for a quid pro quo, as probers from the Con

Many of the 12 million Americans who work in industries producing for export may not know it, but th

As the debate in Congress about the International Monetary Fund heats up, we need to be clear about

What does it tell you about the seaworthiness of a ship when the rats start jumping off? And what do

SEMATECH CONSORTIUMHAS ACHIEVED ITS GOALSFor ideological opponents of Sematech, the governme

Is Russia facing an Asian-style economic collapse? The signs are looking increasingly ominous. Inves

Signs are everywhere that the ice is beginning to break on the most anachronistic relic of the Cold

Llewellyn H. Rockwell Jr.'s arguments against Judge Robert Bork's position on Microsoft stand on the

President Clinton and his gang may soon be wishing for the days of the Monica Lewinsky hubbub. For r

Here's a question most seaports would prefer no one raised: Is it fair to ask taxpayers to pay for a

Argentina has been synonymous with beef and exports since its cattle industry first boomed in the 19

The Teamsters union's ongoing legal troubles are not, as many would have it, the endemic sickness of

Jesse Helms and Fidel Castro have finally found something they can agree on: Neither likes the deal

In money and influence, American research is now topsy-turvy from what most people think it is. Indu

Six years ago, the Danes held a referendum and almost aborted the grand project for European economi

Russia has no shortage of economic problems, but one of its worst is the failure to pay workers back

ISRAEL IS NO THREATTO US ECONOMIC INTERESTSIt is rare indeed for one to find seemingly contr

What is this display of macho leisure muscling into America's executive suites? You can hardly thumb

In the wake of recent nuclear tests, the United States has unilaterally imposed an array ofeconomic

The people of Northern Ireland and the republic of Ireland face a historic choice today when they vo

In this, my first column for The Journal of Commerce, I address issues involving ocean and inland tr

This is a wonderful moment in American history. The country is happy, wealthy and at peace. No war i

It's easy to overlook corruption and cronyism when times are good, and many Indonesians - and scores

Monthly U.S. trade deficits continue to set records as the impact of the Asian economic crisis begi

The principal challenge now facing U.S. trade policy-makers and their counterparts in Europe, Asia a

No mistake can be as costly as one involving nuclear weapons, as the world found out suddenly last w