Commentary

There was a mixed message about the economy from the labor market in June. The Labor Department repo

INFLATION IS LOW, economic growth is up, and President Clinton says the outlook for the U.S. economy

PRESIDENT CLINTON went to last weekend's Group of 7 summit meeting in Naples carrying a good idea: T

Critics of President Clinton's China trade policy might be surprised to learn that the administratio

WHY WE SHOULD KEEP THE ICCHow ruthless, long-winded and mindless the clamor for shutting dow

HEALTH REFORM has come down to a chicken-and-egg debate: What comes first, mandatory universal cover

The really big story never surfaced at the European Union's recent summit on the Greek island of Cor

A group of U.S. companies today will respond to a challenge frequently issued by FederalMaritime Com

Ask almost any doctor, hospital administrator or other health-care provider in America today, and th

FARM SUBSIDIES are under attack in most countries, and with good reason: They bleed nationaltreasuri

The reader wrote that when he saw a piece here on clamping down on Aid toFamilies with Depen

Almost everything business does in America is done under the watchful eye of the federal government.

FOUR YEARS after President Bush first proposed a Western Hemisphere free-trade area, the idea is enj

It's been one of those days. You start out with a 7:30 breakfast meeting; battle the thunder

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV is still fondly remembered by some in the West for his policy of glasnost,which op

Bolton Landing, N.Y., 70 miles north of Albany and on the west shore of Lake George, is asomnolent t

Here we go again. Tomorrow the heads of government of the United States, Japan, West Germany, France

THE SOCIAL COSTS OF DRIVING CARSThank you for Joseph P. Schwieterman's good July 1 c

OPENING UP a protected economy is a fast way to make enemies, as Argentina's Carlos Menem is learnin

FOUR YEARS after Congress unanimously passed the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 - Capitol Hill's response

Underdeveloped, volatile and risky - so who needs the developing nations? Answer: Corporate America.

Japan is one of the richest countries on earth, and it keeps racking up record trade surpluses. This

IF YOU THINK the purpose of the Pentagon's budget is to ensure military readiness at leastcost to ta

The democratically elected leaders of the Western Hemisphere will gather in Miami later this year fo

TO ALL APPEARANCES, this week's summit of the world's seven richest nations is a meeting in search o

The Capitol Steps is a group of congressional staff workers whose specialty is wonderfully wicked po

AFTER 30 MONTHS OF DECLINE, Russia's economy finally may have bottomed out. Industrial production in

Your June 22 editorial, "Freeing State Trucking" (Page 6A), lauds the senate's approval ofSection 21

BRITAIN'S GOVERNMENT is taking a welcome step toward privatizing its postal service. Under a

As companies that have tried know, doing business in Russia is not easy. A burdensome tax regime, co

The European Union's embarrassing inability last month to choose a leader for its executive agency,

The United States and Canada are risking yet another trade war, this time over Canadian wheat export

HOLIDAYS are a deadly time for motorists, and this July 4 weekend will be no exception. Yet highway

U.S. trade officials, led by Trade Representative Mickey Kantor, are proposing changes in a little-k

The House Appropriations Committee's recent decision to deny the full funding for highway projects a

JAPAN'S WOBBLY GOVERNMENT tottered again this week. For the fourth time in a year Tokyo has a new pr

ALARMED BY SURGING IMPORTS, meat producers filed a complaint with the government earlier this year.

NO SUDDEN MOVES ON THE ICCI was disappointed to read that you have joined the "feeding frenz

Despite the conventional wisdom that strong economic growth and rising interest rates in the United

DESPITE THE ECONOMIC success stories in Chile and Argentina, Brazil remains South America's 800-poun