Commentary

M-Day is coming! A week from tomorrow will be the second anniversary of the meltdown in the stock ma

In 1974, Congress enacted a trade law that included an unprecedented provision. Called the J

THERE WERE NO HAPPY RETURNS for Erich Honecker, general secretary of East Germany's Socialist Unity

A REVAMPED TAX CREDIT for research and development, now in the final stages of congressional approva

WHEN IT COMES TO POLITICS, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, plays with the best of them. You can bet you

Undaunted, unrepentant and undiminished. That is Margaret Thatcher 10 years into her role as Britain

PATIENCE CAN BE a virtue. In few areas is it likely to be better rewarded than in U.S. relations wit

INSURANCE DISCOUNTS DON'T HELP DRIVERSThe Proposition 103 "good driver discount" was cited t

Relations between Nepal and India are at an impasse following the expiration of trade and transit tr

FOR SHEER BIZARRENESS, few things in government can top the Interstate Commerce Commission.

A recent Tokyo court ruling is expected to open the door to increased U.S.-style hostile mergers and

Imre Pozsgay joked to foreign journalists the other day that the battle at the four-day Communist Pa

As the European Community moves toward the completion of its internal market, there are important im

JAPAN'S MANAGEMENT METHODS get all the attention, but the decisive techniques of Iraqi President Sad

FACTS OBSCURED ON SEALIFT ISSUEDon Becker's "Publisher's Notebook" column makes for enjoyabl

Prospects for a "soft landing" for the U.S. economy could well depend on a trade adjustment strategy

ALMOST EVERYONE who does business abroad recognizes Americans' culturalinsularity as a major

Mexico's president finds amusing the catchwords and slogans coined to compare his reshaping of the M

THE WINDS OF HURRICANE HUGO have long since dissipated. As usual, the federal government is paying t

It was fun and games in world financial markets last week. Major central banks lobbed mortar shell a

A mixture of profound sadness and great relief will be in the mental baggage as I leave China after

IT'S THE RARE POLITICIAN who ever encountered a tax cut he didn't like. And once again this fall, co

Both the Commission on Merchant Marine and Defense and the United Shipowners of America have asserte

Even the most intrepid of British holiday-makers would never have traveled abroad without water puri

FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES that domestic airlines remain firmly under the control of U.S. citizens. Transp

Over the past 10 years, the United States has achieved massive deregulation in the railroad, truckin

MISPERCEPTIONS CITED ON FUEL WASTE ISSUEThe issue raised in your editorial on Aug. 28 ("Haza

House Ways and Means Chairman Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., wants to take back a tax incentive that enco

When Emperor Hirohito died in January, his son Akihito became emperor. His official coronation, how

THE MIRACLE OF BUMPER CROPS every year could well occur by the end of this century thanks to rapid

FEDERAL HIGHWAY Administrator Thomas Larson said the Department of Transportation might endorse "use

ARGENTINE PRESIDENT Carlos Menem wowed the crowds on his whirlwind tour of the United States last we

America is suffering from an addiction that could just as easily destroy the future of our youth as

SHORT OF FUNDS, HEAVILY INDEBTED to foreigners and responsible for an ever smaller share of the worl

James F. Rill assumed principal responsibility for enforcing the nation's antitrust laws in July, wh

RALPH B. EVERETT HAS ENTERED the revolving door. We happen to know that, thanks to a press r

Congress is considering legislation to prevent discrimination against the disabled and, as Yogi Berr

WE TAKE NO JOY IN THE DOLLAR-BASHING antics of the world's major central banks this week. Foreign ex

US SHOULD ENCOURAGE PHONE LINKS TO CUBAYour Aug. 23 editorial ("Rethink Cuban Embargo") urge

Following on the heels of the Soviet troop reductions in Eastern Europe and the almost unbelievable