Commentary

Lynn Martin isn't going to put much of a nick in the glass ceiling that keeps well-qualified women a

PROTECTING VALUABLE WETLANDS from development is good for the environment and the economy; protectin

Puerto Rico has become a favorite, but undeserving target of U.S. congressmen and labor interests lo

PROCTER & GAMBLE CO. and Cincinnati law enforcement officials have teamed up to quash free speech an

COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM'S DESCENT into bankruptcy court is the latest chapter in a tale of woe stretchin

Negotiations for a Multilateral Steel Agreement reached an impasse in Geneva last month and prospect

The United States, it is said, has 5 percent of the world's population and 6 percent of the world's

Does the United States need help from overseas to pull out of its ninth postwar recession? Yes, and

NEWS OF DEPOSITOR PANIC IN HONG KONG brings to mind a famous photograph by Henri Cartier-Bresson fea

John Maynard Keynes built his economic model on the premise that government is the pure and disinter

The nomadic Somalis have 45 separate names for the camel because of the dromedary's crucial role in

REBUILDING THE SOVIET UNION'S ailing oil industry will be a critical part of its economic recovery.

The Bundesbank, Europe's most powerful central bank, returns to work on Thursday and if recent indic

AIRLINES FROM 96 COUNTRIES fly into the United States every week, but not all of them meet internati

The most significant event now affecting the lives of railroad employees occurred in early January 1

Attorney General Dick Thornburgh's rumored resignation to run for the Senate seat left vacant by the

Despite all the talk of reducing working hours, Japan's long workday is getting even longer. Treason

SPACE CHARTERING A GOOD OPTIONRegarding your article, "Shipping Lines Without Ships Seen Les

Piracy can be profitable when the pirates are few and the victims are many. But when everyone is a p

FINDING THE REAL REASON for America's competitive slide during the last 20 years isn't easy, but a n

U.S. exporters trying to tap fast-growing developing country markets face a serious and costly trade

ABOUT THIS TIME LAST YEAR, things looked rather bleak for thousands of asbestos poisoning victims se

THE OUTSPOKEN AND CONTROVERSIAL chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., L. William Seidman,

WHILE THE SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE was struggling last week to modernize the U.S. financial system,

Part of the U.S. government's strategy for promoting free market development in Eastern Europe and L

The Soviet economy commands wide attention these days from press and politician alike. And w

Question: What's guaranteed to make front page news in Canada? Answer: Pronouncements by U.S. offici

NO U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT sales deal is ever simple or apolitical. When the deal involves Japan, our

IN THE NAME OF FREE TRADE and open markets, the European Community has forced protectionist trade re

Much has been said and written about U.S. trade policy, particularly the Bush administration's "crow

A powerful new player moved to the center of the world economic stage last week. Helmut Schlesinger,

Japanese political and industrial leaders are seriously concerned that when both houses of Congress

DREDGING HARBORS IS MESSY BUSINESS, but it's necessary to keep ports open to ship traffic. In the Sa

Since the inception of the European Community in 1957 there has been little question as to which of

Bravo for Congress. Last week's strong vote in the House to approve the military base closing propos

PRESIDENT BUSH already has taken the commendable step of extending most- favored-nation status to th

WORLDWIDE DUMPING LAWS NEED REFORMIn his letter to the editor of July 10, ("Minivan Dumping

AUTOMOBILES ARE THE CORE of the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. Last month, the two countries agreed

Congress won't let the "fast-track" trade issue die. Rep. John LaFalce, D-N.Y., wants the Ge

MANY PEOPLE THOUGHT President Bush's visit to the Ukraine last week symbolized the inherently contra