Commentary

Solidarity leader Lech Walesa's speech before a joint session of Congress this week highlighted the

TWENTY-THREE YEARS OF CIVIL WAR in Namibia have ended with the best possible result. The South-West

AFTER THE WRECK of the Exxon Valdez, no one can argue that the shipboard abuse of alcohol is not a p

Japan's ability to raise money for its businesses is one of the amazing economic stories of our time

The United States should welcome foreign investment in this country and in U.S. airlines. We also sh

Los Angeles ranks as the city with the worst air quality in the United States. To address this probl

THE SKIES BETWEEN the United States and Japan will become more crowded next October when a new aviat

ATTRACTING WORKERS TO THE SEAFARING LIFEAn Aug. 18th article cited a Maritime Administration

Position Wanted: Security Officer - 28 yrs. exper. in perimeter guarding, use of weapons, dogs & wat

The structures are Byzantine in their complexity, their elaborate machinations often are shrouded in

The sour smell of recession hangs heavy in the autumn air in the U.S. heartland. Most factories are

Oh, how we revere official statistics, those precise, seemingly authoritative numbers that purported

THE UNRAVELING of East Germany's political, social and economic structure raises important questions

AT LONG LAST, the White House has found a nominee to replace Heather J. Gradison, the long-outgoing

Short-grain rice, the staff of life to Japanese for 2,000 years, could replace bread on Western tabl

PRODUCING AND SELLING ELECTRICITY is as close to a natural monopoly as any in this country. Governme

PROPOSAL WON'T HURT RAILROAD WORKERSYour Sept. 28 editorial ("Invitation to Rail Chaos") con

With the West German government overjoyed at East Germany's decision to allow its citizens to travel

The political complexion of Eastern Europe is changing faster than at any time in the postwar era. O

There is speculation that President Bush will announce "most-favored-nation" trade treatment for the

U.S. ENERGY POLICY has a schizophrenic quality about it. On the one hand, members of Congres

By this time, you have heard all the reasons why your company needs to be operational in Europe befo

OIL SPILL LIABILITY MUST BE LIMITEDYour Oct. 17 editorial, "Forgiving Oil Spills", indicates

The launch of the Jupiter probe Galileo from the space shuttle Discovery produced far lessfire and s

TRADE SANCTIONS AGAINST other countries have become a frequently used tool of diplomacy asthe United

The U.S. economy has been growing continuously since November 1982, now the longest peacetime expans

THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS SHIP in 1989 has been the Exxon Valdez. A decade ago, the same dubious disti

RELATIONS WITH IRAN have been icy since the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in 1979. But the Iran-United

WITH BUT A YEAR REMAINING in the Uruguay Round multilateral trade talks and so very much still to do

Mark Twain wrote that when he lived in this city, he shared lodgings with Riley, a newspaper corresp

Industrialists, financial experts, academicians, politicians and analysts have in near unison been f

As the Socialist electoral offensive gathers momentum, one crucial question remains unanswered: woul

NEGOTIATING FREER TRADE WITH MEXICO will undoubtedly be a long and arduous process but one that will

The economic ties that bind the United States and Japan - always uncomfortable, sometimes painful -

West Germany is now at a crossroads in its relations with East Germany's Communist government.

Mexico, Argentina and Venezuela have bitten the economic austerity bullet. The question: Is Brazil,

As Mickey Mouse and his friends pack their bags to move to their European home outside Paris in 1992

WHEN UTILITIES GO BANKRUPT, federal judges should balance the interests of creditors who want their

NUCLEAR INDUSTRY CAN TEACH OTHERSYour Sept. 21 article, "A Hot Issue: Moving Hazardous Mater

With over 20 nuclear reactors operating in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Peru an