Commentary

CREDIT LIFE INSURANCE CAN BE BENEFICIALLast month, the National Insurance Consumer Organizat

THE LONG ARM of the Internal Revenue Service may reach as far as Tokyo, Bonn and London in a new dri

WAS P.T. BARNUM RIGHT? According to a report released last week by the North American Securities Adm

Rep. Tom McMillen, D-Md., may be experiencing a little deja vu. The former professional bask

Picture this: The federal government learns that several of America's most powerful economic rivals

The Communist Party victory in the June 10 Bulgarian elections came as no surprise to many observers

IF YOU COULD BUY SUGAR with no restrictions, you'd pay about 12 cents a pound. American sugar users

THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN PUSHING, and Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan finally seems re

The workplace pipelines are loaded with women. So are the alumni rosters of top law and business sch

In a dramatic turnaround, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan announced that he would consider e

U.S. Trade Representative Carla Hills is right on target when she charges that the real victim of un

NICARAGUAN PRESIDENT VIOLETA CHAMORRO really had no choice but to bargain with Sandinista strikers

The topic of economic aid to the Soviet Union was a hot tamale on the platter of Western leaders at

SALES GIMMICKS AIMED AT JACKING up prices never are much fun for customers - but a customer is alway

GASOLINE TAX HIKE IS INEQUITABLEYour editorial, "The Truth About Taxes" (June 29), claims an

Economics always seems so heartless. The objection usually is the same: When human needs and human l

SIX CHINESE MAYORS have come calling on U.S. local government and business leaders. The group, led b

For George Bush, the economic summit has been an interesting test of the limits of his highly perso

Prior to the economic summit, Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu raised hopes that Japan was ready to cons

RACKETEERING LAWS GIVE the government a potent weapon to fight underworld kingpins. But the 20-year-

With angry, nationalistic statements poisoning the Japan-U.S. relationship, we need a council of fai

In reaction to an improbable sequence of ship groundings on the Florida Reef Tract last October and

As China's leaders enter the 1990s, they face a dilemma: their top priorities are to keep a lid on

A HANDFUL OF AMERICANS who operate grain-carrying ships are working right now to secure some foreign

The search for additional revenue to cut the federal budget deficit has led to the question of incre

CARRIERS CAN'T BLOCK NEW AIRPORT GATESThere were two flaws in your "Fortress Hubs" editorial

The recently enacted savings and loan bailout legislation mandates that the secretary of the treasur

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES are one of the most corrupting forces in American politics. While corpor

THE REGULATORY CRACKDOWN on the insurance industry has found a new target. State regulators, aware t

Like many Japanese couples, Ken and Nobuko Yamamoto discovered soon after their marriage that their

''THEY DIDN'T COME TO THE PARTY," the congressional Democratic Study Group concluded last month. "Do

The Federal Budget Follies, Washington's longest-running situation comedy, has reopened to a packed

There is among economists a sort of missing generation, between the giants of the 1960s and the whip

ASSISTANCE TO SOVIETS IS COMPLEX ISSUEThe pros and cons of a coordinated Western effort to p

AGRICULTURE IS STILL THE STUMBLING BLOCK on the road to a new international agreement on trade. Unle

A national obsession is growing over the loss of American competitiveness in the world economy, one

WHETHER THE ISSUE is acid rain or the fate of the northern spotted owl, calling for "more evidence"

The love affair is over. Norway's loyal and enthusiastic support for its shipping industry has turne

There's a growing undercurrent here of distrust or resentment of foreign investors. "Xenophobia is s

THE JAPANESE AREN'T FRIVOLOUS with their wealth, despite the fact that they have more aid money to