Commentary

Most government "solutions" fail because they are either flawed in theory or botched in practice.

Americans buy automobile insurance to protect them against a major financial loss in the event of a

ALTHOUGH CONGRESS has been decidedly squishy when it comes to axing agriculture programs, one of the

As a result of the electoral upheaval last November, Washington in the middle of a turnaround. Estab

When I announced my candidacy for president in front of the Statue of Liberty, the pundits who criti

ERNEST & JULIO GALLO received $5 million from the federal government in 1993 to advertise their wine

THE CAMPAIGN TO DEREGULATE Japan's throttled economy continues to gain momentum. The country's most

For some years now, major newspapers and the business press have touted the ''Chilean economic mirac

Several recent stories have detailed the problems caused by out-of-date air traffic control technolo

FIFTY YEARS AGO Congress told the government to sell cut-rate electricity to remote rural communitie

Just about every kid's favorite lunch is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. But ask any mother - pe

A recent stand-up brawl on the floor of Russia's Parliament is a worrying sign of the mood of voters

LAYOFFS ARE GRIM BUSINESS. At the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, more than 200 people le

The Senate is expected to vote this week on the "Code of Conduct on Arms transfers," an historic pie

PROTECTING WORKERS' RIGHTS ABROADYou were wrong to claim the AFL-CIO's American Inst

HONG KONG voters have been understandably edgy as the transfer to Chinese rule in 1997 approaches. O

THE CAMPAIGN to deregulate the ocean shipping business is in danger of running aground in the Senate

In the next few years, millenialists the world over will be gathering to usher in the new decade and

Washington lobbyists are scratching their heads over the way U.S. retailers have lost another round

CHALK ONE UP for protectionists in the U.S. textile and apparel industries and in organized labor. L

KEEP SHIPYARD LOAN GUARANTEESThomas Jones's Sept. 5 letter, responding to your artic

TRADE among Pacific Rim nations - especially between the United States and East Asia - is growing as

If it's true that bad news sells well, then it's doubly so for bad economic news. Americans

Mae West, where are you? After watching U.S. airlines roll out their second- quarter earnings report

HOUSE REPUBLICANS have pledged to end government meddling in agriculture. Next week, they get a chan

NEEDED: A RAIL PASSENGER TRUST FUNDAs a student of transportation history and now a

MICKEY KANTOR has declared a truce in America's wheat war with Canada, although not without the usua

The budget bellyaching coming out of the research establishment obscures the serious matter of wheth

With its 3.2 billion people, Asia is the world's fastest growing region in terms of national product

DON'T TAKE PORTS FOR GRANTEDYour Aug. 23 editorial, "Harbor Fees" (Page 6A), offers

INTERNATIONAL TRADE, especially with poorer countries, is the chief cause of depressed wages and los

It's Obon season, the week in August when Japanese salarymen take their vacation. All at the same ti

On Sept. 1, Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo delivered a no-frills state of the nation address that

As the economy moves into the home stretch for 1995, investors should expect moderate growth and low

THE ROCKY MARRIAGE between Quebec and Canada may be headed for divorce. This week, Quebec's separati

WORKERS' COMPENSATION, the sick man of insurance only a few years ago, is back to robust health.

It seemed like a match made in railroad heaven. Germany's national railroad system, Deutsche

AFTER five years of costly battles, Wal-Mart finally has won the right to operate in Vermont. The gi

Russia needs investment in modern technology and more financial experiencefrom the West if i

REPUBLICANS ARE RUSHING to privatize everything in sight - everything, that is, except the one gover