Commentary

Two-thirds of the French population are going on vacation and most of them leave this weekend, pilin

As my youngest son walked forward to obtain his high school diploma on the football field where he p

INSURERS LOVE STATE REGULATION, so much so that 14 industry trade groups call their joint campaign a

SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENTIAL nominee Michael Dukakis made it very clear last week at the Democratic Na

WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY, THE NEW PRESIDENT of the Teamsters union, has his workcut out for him.

Negotiations between the Philippines and the United States concerning the future of Subic Bay Naval

ANIMAL RIGHTS STATEMENTS CLARIFIEDNow that I've received a dozen copies of your publication'

In the queer mess of human destiny, historian William Woodward reminds us, the determining factor is

RAINS IN THE MIDWEST have not damped Washington's feverish efforts to send emergency relief to farme

It is fascinating to be present at the creation of a new application of international law, covering

Maybe the best name for it is Ed's Latest Mistake. That may seem too harsh a reading of the

Demand for drugs takes the form of electric charges rushing through a barrage of chemicals to flood

The debate over the value of foreign capital investments in the United States is proceeding nowhere

THE WORRYWARTS ARE ALREADY FRETTING over this week's revelation that no U.S. banks are among the wor

TRY AS THEY MIGHT, the Democrats of the 1980s can't get some wrongheaded ideasfrom the 1970s

The size and scope of federal taxes and the question of who should pay them are sure to play a centr

Over the past several years, without much fanfare, the electric utility industry has been steadily m

The president must do it. So must the secretaries of agriculture, commerce, labor and treasury. And

A CLASH OF SPECIAL INTERESTS is threatening to bring the the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to

WILL EUROPE'S ECONOMIC INTEGRATION mean open markets or just more protection? American diplo

In Bonn, the West German capital, a Trojan Horse is being offered. The horse, in the form of

HERE'S WHAT THE INTERSTATE Commerce Commission thinks of United Parcel Service: UPS stands a

CUSTOMS' LAXITY HIT ON ENTRY OF GOODSIt is distressing to see the attention paid by the pres

IT'S NOT FAIR. That's what independent bankers are saying about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'

The Social Security retirement and disability trust fund jumped by $22 billion in 1987 and will grow

ALTHOUGH HIS SCHEDULE will be filled with campaign appearances, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ll

Foreign policy export controls don't work. That's clear to almost every U.S. exporter. But the admin

AFTER TWO YEARS OF TALKING, progress toward a new global agreement to liberalize trade in agricultur

ONCE AGAIN, ALAN GREENSPAN had the opportunity to join the push for commodity money. Once again, the

Back on March 11, 1985, when Mikhail S. Gorbachev was voted in as general secretary of the Communist

Even before he picked Sen. Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate, it was clear that Gov. Michael Dukakis

THE HOMELY PICKUP TRUCK has become Detroit's bread and butter. One of every three new vehicles sold

THERE IS HOPE AT LAST for an end to the bloody wars in Southwest Africa. After three rounds of negot

Eight years ago, President Reagan came to Washington, vowing to reduce government regulation of busi

JAPANESE CARMAKERS DON'T SHROUD SALESYour report in the July 11 edition (Japanese Carmakers

SOME OF THE BEST LEGISLATING Congress does is designed to protect Congressfrom itself. The b

In 1987, 34 journalists were killed, 10 were kidnapped or disappeared, 188 were arrested, 51 were ex

THE ROAR OF A LARGE COMMERCIAL JET is only slightly louder than the clamorfrom local communi

The Inter-American Dialogue, a group of 70 prominent citizens from throughout the Western Hemisphere

Don't look now, but some leadership may have broken out here. It's an example of leading pub