Commentary

THE IMPASSE IS FINALLY OVER in that other labor dispute that confronted Congress this summer: June's

If you forget for the moment all the political noise surrounding the Sino- Hong Kong airport talks,

While the economy has recovered at a snail's pace thus far in 1992, corporate profits have improved

THE MONTH-OLD COALITION government of Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato won a major victory late

SOME 75 percent OF U.S. TRADE with Mexico moves by truck. Yet the border between the two countries h

It is vitally important for the Western Hemisphere's economic recovery that the North American free-

The opinion article in your June 12 edition, "Trucking's Regulatory Morass" (Page 6A), is just too m

The battle between free marketers and interventionists in the European Community is set to flare up

The annual Senate battle over China trade policy will move forward Tuesday when the Senate Finance C

PROLONGED RECESSION apparently has dampened separatist sentiment in Quebec. The province's premier,

CALIFORNIA'S TRUCKERS have a problem. As we've noted here before, the courts recently freed Federal

Defeat in World War II not only cured Japan's militaristic delusions but also destroyed our backbone

The most important basic research project in the world today - an effort that realistically could im

As a scientist, the transparent political melodrama over food irradiation makes me angry. Food compa

GEORGE BUSH is not the only Western leader in trouble with voters. French President Francois Mitterr

One of the main issues of this campaign will be who to "blame" for the current economic situation. T

RESOLVING TRADE DISPUTES is tough enough. Changing a country's entire business culture, which U.S. a

This year's United Nations Earth Summit focused world attention on the environment. As a result, man

DOMESTIC SHIP LINES FAULT MARITIME BILLYour July 22 article "Maritime Sector Remains

RICHARD GEPHARDT is eager to help George Bush negotiate a proper free-trade agreement with Mexico. B

The next time rush hour traffic allows you to contemplate the state of our public facilities, you wo

For all of his rhetoric and efforts against federal regulation, George Bush has been and probably wi

JAPAN'S ECONOMIC POLICY-MAKERS, fanning out Tuesday to explain their plans to stimulate the economy,

THE UNITED STATES LAUNCHED a beer war with Canada last week, but in this case, Washington can be for

After years of on-again, off-again negotiations, first with the Soviet Union and lately with the Rus

With the European Community's recent decision to cut internal agricultural subsidies, the United Sta

After a month of frantic selling, Mexico's stock market, the "bolsa," is posting big gains on news t

WHERE IN THE WORLD can the Soviet Union's old hammer and sickle flag still be found flying? Actually

As we consider the "global Marshall Plan" envisioned by Sen. Al Gore, and in one form or another by

MEXICO'S ELECTIONS FAR FROM DEMOCRATICI want to call your attention to a misleading statemen

Like a lazy tide, a steady move toward privatization is rolling over Europe. German and Ital

ROSS PEROT has come and gone - and with him, it seems, any serious plans tocut federal spend

Improved regulation of the insurance industry for solvency and fraud is a hot issue. Unfortunately,

One of the first questions that Congress must answer about the Bush administration's maritime policy

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has become an entrepreneur's paradise. For Americans, doing busine

IT'S TEMPTING TO SLAM the pending North American Free Trade Agreement as little more than a series o

A STEP FORWARD this week by an insurer facing a difficult workers compensation market: Aetna Life &

WASHINGTON HAS EVERY REASON to approve British Airways' plan to buy 44 percent of struggling USAir.

RAIL LABOR AND SHIPPERSI wish to thank you for your factual reporting of the events surround

The can-do non-candidate is out of the race, back to can-doing with endeavors with which he is more