Commentary

The apparent suicide of 1960s political activist Abbie Hoffman by swallowing a huge dose of barbitur

WITH UNANTICIPATED HASTE, a special committee of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange has recommended swe

CHINA OPENING DOORS TO CHRISTIANITYEric Hotung's article, "Religion and Business in China" (

PREDATORY PRICING CASES are hard to win. When Kelco Disposal Inc., a Vermont trash hauler, proved th

The latest twist in the Soviet Union's diplomatic posture toward Latin America is its offer not to e

With Cabinet-level support from Housing Secretary Jack Kemp, mayors are being urged to evict from pu

Given Ogden Nash's perception, "Behold the Politician, Self-Preservation is his Ambition", it is puz

During a recent trip to Vienna, I returned to my room at the Imperial Hotel after a hectic day of bu

ANTITRUST EXEMPTION JUST PART OF MCCARRANYou April 5 editorial, "Too Little, Too Late," abou

MARITIME SUBSIDY REFORM has been like a toothache for members of Congress. Try as they may to ignore

A major Census report in early 1989, raising the possibility of a decline in the U.S. population in

BOTH THE PUBLIC and, purportedly, the Environmental Protection Agency were ''shocked" last week to f

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY LED THE CHORUS against provisions in last year's trade bill encouraging U.S.

Murphy, renowned for "Murphy's Laws and Other Truths," would have felt very much at home in Japan.

The longest peacetime boom in the U.S. economy is starting to run out of steam. That was the unmista

US TOURISM CREATES BIG EXPORT POTENTIALI was delighted to see the story, "Japanese Tourists

THE BUDGET AGREEMENT unveiled Friday between President Bush and congressional leaders would be appro

FINANCIAL MARKET MANIPULATION is not a victimless crime. The Securities and Exchange Commission dese

Two Scotland Yard detectives are currently engaged in the most unlikely of investigations. More than

As the Soviet Union continues its drive for perestroika to achieve economic and political restructur

JUST BEFORE LAST NOVEMBER'S ELECTION, George Bush promised to extend the quotas that have restricted

A TRIP BY VICE PRESIDENT DAN QUAYLE this week may give an early signal of how serious the United Sta

Mega income often is not a function of competency but a function of place. The measure of how good a

The United States is the first continental power in history to combine the capabilities of size and

WHO DO DIRECTORS REPRESENT? By tradition, and by law in many states, the answer is, "the stockholder

NO PART OF THE WORLD is undergoing more dramatic political change than Eastern and Central Europe. O

Persons often are remembered for their salient statements. Yogi Berra, for instance, is likely to be

A single currency, or even a firm and stable structure for several currencies, means an increase in

EXPORT PROMOTION: WILL BUSH LISTEN?It was most interesting to read the article "Export Promo

America faces many international economic challenges. Chief among them is addressing our ongoing tra

ONE MAJOR SOURCE of the thrift industry's crisis is the Banking Committee of the U.S. House of Repre

THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND's extension of a massive credit to Mexico is an important vote of su

The question is: "What do you have when you have 50 lawyers buried up to their necks in sand?"

The U.S.-Japan trade imbalance topped $55 billion in 1988, and there's little improvement in sight.

The remarkable resilience of the U.S. economy after the stock market crash of October 1987 suggests

It's High Noon for the nation's beleaguered savings and loan associations. Basic legislation to over

EASTERN AIRLINES ISN'T YET ALOFT, but the apparent success of Peter Ueberroth's plan to take control

Since Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady announced his new framework for addressing the international

THE NEXT BURNING ISSUE between the United States and Japan is one that U.S. negotiators have not yet

Sometimes it is necessary to undergo the pain of cutting out the bad to save the whole, and, put it