Commentary

The recent voyage of the British-registered cargo ship Pacific Pintail from France to Japan marks a

RUSSIA'S SAGGING ECONOMY is finally showing signs of life. This spring, for the first time since 198

Stopping Overweight ContainersYour June 2 editorial on overweight containers is seri

RONALD REAGAN tried unsuccessfully to kill Amtrak during the 1980s. Today, two groups that would lik

In 1974, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries raised the price of crude oil from $3 a b

The U.S. merchant marine is fighting for its life. Faced with the prospect of the entire U.S. flag c

Established as a federal agency in 1933, the Tennessee Valley Authority may play the key role in adv

CUBA'S ECONOMY, in free-fall since 1989, is slowly coming back to life - no thanks to the United Sta

"I am not an Athenian nor a Greek but a citizen of the world," said Socrates, and the same may be sa

To the surprise of few and the relief of many, the great trade war between the United states and Jap

U.S. RELATIONS with Europe have reached another of their periodic lows. The European Union sided wit

EX-IM BANK AND EXPORT SUBSIDIESYour June 5 editorial, "America's Trade Policy," is f

A NEW ERA IN OCEAN SHIPPINGI read Don Becker's June 28 "Publisher's Notebook" with g

AMERICA'S RELATIONSHIP with China is critically important to both nations, yetneither side i

Senate consideration of Majority Leader Bob Dole's Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act promises real

Ahhh, Japan, the land where temples, Toyotas, traffic jams and Zen Buddhism coexist harmoniously wit

THE FEDERAL MARITIME Commission will not become a lame duck, commissioners said in assessing a shipp

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive, it is the right of the people to alter or aboli

DEREGULATION, or something close to it, is coming to the ocean shipping business. A deal struck last

Shipboard routine, including discipline, study, improvised recreation and humor, made confinement in

Tragic images from Rwanda, Zaire, Sudan and other countries mired in civil strife make it seem as if

THE FRACTIOUS FAMILY known as the European Union has just concluded one of its periodic gatherings t

When you hit someone over the head long enough and hard enough, two things can happen: The victim ei

What a difference a year makes. This time last year, socialized medicine was on a roll. Hillary Clin

WASHINGTON AND TOKYO are famous for their 11th hour trade deals, and Wednesday's auto feud was a typ

Future historians may well look back at today, June 29, 1995 - the day that the American President L

Pocketbook Patriot or Protectionist? Stephen Lande, one-time U.S. trade negotiator now inter

CHINA is working hard to join the World Trade Organization in Geneva, but it is neglecting a trade p

CAPITALIZING ON US INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIPI would like to share my views on Sen. Chris

For all the media circus about the federal budget, Washington is not likely to restore the nation's

The first anti-dumping law - a law imposing duties on imports priced below the price in their home m

LOOK FOR U.S. AUTO SALES in Japan to rise sharply over the next few years - but not because of anyth

As a heavyweight contender stepped forward Monday to challenge John Major's leadership, what seemed

EVEN WITH MEXICO'S financial problems, Nafta clearly has been beneficial to its three North American

Before the end of the year, commuters traveling State Route 91 from Riverside County through Orange

It's their first European Union summit, but the newcomers - Austria, Sweden and Finland - already ar

KEEPING A STRONG US-FLAG PRESENCEI read with great interest Admiral Albert Herberger

THE 55-MPH NATIONAL SPEED LIMIT, which many motorists routinely ignore, may soon be scrapped. The Se

The Clinton administration, seeking to make positive news at this week's sub- summit meeting in Mosc

CHINA has tried several times in recent years to streamline its money-losing public companies, witho