Commentary

Tough times lie ahead for most Americans. While the economy is strong at the moment, there's a risk

Nostradamus T. Ouija was on the phone, volunteering his forecasts for 1989. Mr. Ouija, grand

IMAGINE FOR A MOMENT that each federal agency got to keep the money it collected. The Enviro

Ten years after he helped open a new era in Sino-American relations by normalizing diplomatic relati

A select band of U.S. corporations is emerging as the most likely winners in the race to grab the lu

After I became director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget in 1985, few things rankled me m

A NEW YEAR BRINGS new opportunities, new chances, new choices. It also has a way of bringing new hop

Your editorial, Eating Their Children (Dec. 15) competely misstates the position of the Shipbuilders

To paraphrase the opening line of Dragnet, the story you are about to readis true; only the names ha

WHEN CALIFORNIA VOTERS EXPRESSED their outrage at high insurance rates, the Golden State's banks cam

To the great frustration of business people who deal with international tradebarriers on a d

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S ambitious campaign to test more than 4 million rail, maritime, tr

This year's Omnibus Trade Bill included provisions bringing the United States into compliance with t

Everybody knows that Tokyo is the capital of a country that is prosperous, well-managed and costly.

The world economy confounded its critics in 1988. To almost everyone's surprise, consumers simply i

SATELLITE DISHES AND CABLE television mean that a broadcast license isn't quite the franchise it use

CONSTRUCTING THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM has been the central goal of federal road builders for th

The world's trade ministers met earlier this month in Montreal, Canada, and failed to agree on commo

U.S. trade officials are getting quite cross with their European counterparts about perceived barrie

THE UNHOLY ALLIANCE between companies that make cloth and companies that make clothing haslong been

LET'S ALLOW BANKS IN INSURANCE SECTORYour Nov. 22 editorial calling for repeal of the McCarr

When the 101st Congress convenes for business Jan. 3 and confronts the unenviable but essential task

Europe 1992 is in everyone's thoughts. Many hopes and expectations are tied to the creation of this

TRYING TO SAVE MONEY sometimes can be costly, as the U.S. Agency for International Development is le

Aerospace manufacturers have long had a love-hate relationship with air shows. U.S. plane an

THE DEVASTATING EFFECT of foreign debt on the economies of the developing world has long since cease

APPAREL IMPORTERS HAVE SHIPPERS GROUPA Dec. 7 article (Some Industry Shippers Missing Lower

During the past several weeks European financial institutions are reported to have provided the Sovi

ECONOMICS IS WHERE THE ACTION IS in Washington, and the Defense Department understands that full wel

The old year is dying in the night, as the poet said, and it doesn't look all that good in the dayti

A RECOGNIZABLE BUT STILL FRAGILE consensus may be developing among those charged with resolving the

There is an old saw that those who can, do; those who can't, teach; and those who can't teach, write

Mikhail Gorbachev's moves toward Glasnost and Perestroika may have an impact on the Socialist bloc o

BY EVERY INDICATION, COMPETITION among airlines is on the wane. The Federal Aviation Administration

The year 1988 was a landmark year in international economic policy - the United States' most compreh

Many people seem to believe that successful negotiations in the current Uruguay Round of the General

THE PRETENSE IS GONE that Mexico can be saved through hard work and orthodox economic management. In

BY AND LARGE, the individuals George Bush has selected for key posts have been competent managers wi

US SHIPBUILDING CAN MAKE COMEBACKYour readers might be interested in the following letter, w

Britain's transportation infrastructure is reaching the breaking point due to the combination of an