Commentary

Twenty-five years after Washington started to get serious about environmental quality in the United

I went to the Caucasian republic of Armenia to write about a country under economic blockade. I did

IS THE COUNTRY headed for another recession? The economy grew at a halting 0.5 percent annual rate b

Last month's lopsided vote in the House of Representatives to block further loans to Mexico should b

THE WORLDWIDE MOVE to open markets seems to have gone unnoticed in some European companies, where ca

U.S. BANKS and insurance companies are among the best in the world, yet America was on the sidelines

RAIL LABOR MADE SACRIFICESYour July 7 editorial supporting binding arbitration in th

Now that the Interstate Commerce Commission has given a "green board" to the Burlington Northern-San

House Republican leaders apparently are serious about pushing through legislation this year to disma

Rep. Herbert H. Bateman's July 7 opinion article, "Keeping Security in U.S. Hands," sounded a famili

THERE THEY GO AGAIN. Those accommodating folks at the European Commission, the executive arm of the

A TIRED TRUCK DRIVER is a frightening thought. The overwork and fatigue now common in so many jobs c

Before you read any further, go take a look in your refrigerator. You've got a small fortune in Arch

Sir Leon Brittan is a man fond of the grand design. During his tenure at the European Commis

As Congress continues to aggressively cut federal spending, a potential victim is the International

CHINA'S LEADERS know they can't continue to support money-losing, state-run enterprises. But closing

The Virginia suburbs of the nation's capital are undergoing an invisible change. It concerns

WHY DOES AN AGENCY created to foster transportation in the New York metro area own a legal education

GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT ON ETHANOLYour July 18 article, "Antitrust Allegations Against AD

EURO DISNEY, the theme park near Paris, has been something of a Euro disaster for its American owner

A huge bust of former President Lazaro Cardenas, revered for nationalizing Mexico's oil industry in

The emergence of a slow motion syndrome in the United States is the dominant development over the la

INVESTING IN AMERICA is one of Bill Clinton's big themes, and his plan to revive commercial shipbuil

SHIPPING REFORMS HOLD BIG BENEFITSI enjoyed Publisher Don Becker's July 8 column. But his co

TWICE IN LESS THAN A MONTH America has dodged a trade war with Japan. A lingering aviation dispute w

THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION'S resumption of diplomatic relations with Vietnam comes at an important t

Vacation gives Americans an opportunity to suspend the daily grind and ponder how little free time t

MEXICO REPLIES TO UPS COMPLAINTRegarding your editorial on United Parcel Service's d

What ever happened to the Clipper chip? For a while, it was the hottest controversy in cyber

In the June 29 Journal of Commerce, my good friend, Adm. Tom Patterson, bewails the loss of the U.S.

THE BIGGEST RAILROAD MERGER in U.S. history barreled through the Interstate Commerce Commission like

When it comes to trade disputes, underwear lacks the panache of, say, computer chips or luxury cars.

NUCLEAR SHIPMENTS CAN BE SAFEThe response by Mike Kernahan to a recent article by Yu

PRESIDENT CLINTON'S Mexican rescue plan has never been popular in Congress. Now, lawmakers are tryin

ECONOMIC RECOVERY may be well under way in industrialized nations, but high unemployment is here to

SPRINT HAILS DOJ DECISIONYour July 14 editorial regarding Sprint's global alliance with Fran

The Ocean Shipping Reform Act now before Congress proposes modest changes to the landmark 1984 Shipp

AMERICA'S TRADE RELATIONS with Canada have been mostly harmonious since last summer, but they are be

It's an international agency known by a homely acronym, its functions are unknown to most people in

PUTTING BRAKES ON MASS CONSUMPTIONAlthough you consistently advocate open competitio