Commentary

Is the reunification of the two Germanies happening in West Germany? One would think so after watchi

HER WHIRLWIND TRIP to Europe behind her, Carla Hills and her team at the Office of the U.S. Trade Re

CONGRESS SHOULD HAVE LEARNED ITS LESSON eight years ago, when it got into a bidding war over tax cut

The Rockefeller Group Inc., owners of Rockefeller Center and Radio City Music Hall, is attempting to

Since Mexico reached an agreement in principle with its bank creditors, which will reduce the countr

Populist politicians often score easy points by decrying the "selling of America." This phrase unde

PARANOIA HAS BEEN an effective weapon against science and technology, and environmental groups have

Writing about China in the late 20th century can be a risky proposition. "The situation usually chan

THE WAR CHEST for U.S. export financing will be used more aggressively to combat the unfair financin

A recent trip to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe brought home the limitations of socialism. But

In his book, "Washington Goes to War," television commentator David Brinkley tells of this city's fi

Fresh from having wielded the Super 301 trade weapon against one important ally, Japan, U.S. Trade R

SEAMAN JOB OFFERS ARE INCREASINGI am writing in response to your article, "Ship Jobs Are Sca

IT'S IRONIC BUT NOT SURPRISING that while the United States is attempting to tear down trade barrier

"All power to the Soviets!" That was the slogan of the October 1917 Russianrevolution, but it has ne

Mull this over, please: "High-level working talks between Japan and the United States began

THE AUTOMOBILE and oil industries are uneasy about the growing pressure to use methanol as a substit

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is playing with fire. Despite the Fed's announced intention

''PROTECTIONISM!" cry Britain's futures brokers: The U.S. government is interfering with a foreign m

THREE MONTHS AFTER the massacre in Tiananmen Square, the United States and China are starting to get

DOCTORS STILL TREAT 'HIGH-RISK' PATIENTSThis responds to the story, "Fear of Lawsuits Seen T

INSURERS WILL BE GLOATING this Friday if, as expected, a federal judge in San Francisco throws out t

All governments employ active and passive strategies simultaneously to combat and cope with terroris

"Smart bankers and masochist workers vote Socialist," runs the much-quoted graffito here, reflecting

BANKERS WON'T LIKE IT, but a House Banking Committee subcommittee Thursday may approve legislation r

Mother Teresa, the Roman Catholic nun who has gained world renown for helping care for the dying in

MAMMOTH BUSINESS FAILURES have been routine in the U.S. maritime industry for the past 10 years. Rep

Recent events in China have shaken the U.S. trade community. What are the likely effects of the supp

OLD ELECTION CAMPAIGNS NEVER DIE, they just start over again. A retired executive that we kn

INTERMODALISM AND RAILROADSYour editorial of Aug. 28 ("Bully Pulpit") implied that I may be

BOMBS ARE JUST ANOTHER HAZARD in the airline business: Just as they are charged with maintaining saf

Much to its own surprise, San Francisco may be about to build a ball park. It's not just the future

With the results in from this week's election in South Africa, 53-year-old F.W. de Klerk is right wh

LAST YEAR, Congress set an important precedent: When it established a program to assure the elderly

As the European Community moves closer to economic integration, many of its industrial sectors are b

On Dec. 12, 1979, six weeks after the assassination of South Korean President Park Chung-Hee, Genera

DECLARING WAR ON DRUGS, President Bush compared the effort to the invasion of Europe on D-Day. But t

THE BIG NEWS from this week's meeting of non-aligned nations in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is the formati

The capture of the "Bastille Day" Economic Summit by environmental issues, particularly global warm

HOLDING ALOFT A 9-POUND BLUEFISH from the waters off Kennebunkport, President Bush smiled from the