Commentary

THE TAX BILL now working its way through the House Ways and Means Committee offers Congress and the

THERE IS NO LEGAL COMPULSION for the United States to pay compensation for the 290 people who died w

Wall Street celebrated a significant milestone last week, though it's a safe bet hardly anyone was a

For some people, awaiting life's next crisis is like waiting for Imelda Marcos' next shoe to drop.

Of all the appealing sounds in Japan, few are more reassuring to foreign exporters than the persiste

Greece has six months to shake off its bad boy image in the European Community. Athens took

I knew it well. Although a worse name could not be imagined, Allegis marked what was essentially a b

THE LEADERS OF MEXICO'S RULING PARTY have insisted that the era of their party's electoral dominance

S. AFRICAN BOYCOTTS MAY HURT WEST, TOOYour article regarding the effect of sanctions upon So

RIDDING THE TEAMSTERS UNION of its organized crime connections has been a Herculean challenge for fe

The Journal of Commerce welcomes letters to the editor. Letters intended for publication should incl

THE WAY FINALLY may be cleared this week for the formal introduction of implementing legislation for

Something about Michael Dukakis has made me uneasy ever since I returned to Massachusetts from cover

We printed a letter from one of our readers last week that really set me thinking. The lette

To many a seasoned transportation veteran, intermodalism is much ado about very little. To be sure,

SUGAR POLL'S RESULTS RAISE SOME DOUBTSThe poll results quoted in the June 17 article, 75 per

Business executives and Defense Department employees all over Washington have recently confronted th

An article published on this page June 24, Investment Lagging in Vietnam, was written by Sesto E. Ve

THE BUDGET CONSTRAINT that now dominates Washington is about to claim a most deserving victim. The U

THE HIGH DOLLAR makes the markets happy. Or, judged less charitably, the markets are on a dollar hig

. . . Vanity of vanities, all is vanity, including more and more of the license plates seen around t

THESE ARE EXCITING TIMES in the Soviet Union, and no one seemed more excited than the delegates at t

For the past six months, the House of Representatives has been debating the system of strengthening

THE PROBLEM OF THE FREE RIDER, the person who enjoys a benefit without having to share its cost, is

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Increased foreign investment, tax-free manufacturing and a growi

George Bush and Michael Dukakis are girding for their climactic political battle in the fall. Each,

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY has lessons to learn, if the efforts of Senate Republicans to forestall that ch

D. Bruce Merrifield told of a bad dream last week. A decade from now, said the Commerce Depa

H.L. Mencken liked to say that every complex problem has a solution that is straightforward, reasona

The German Democratic Republic is entering a period of significant change. This, in any event, is th

TRUCK FIRMS SHOULD TAP WOMEN DRIVERSLana Batts' comments regarding the truck driver shortage

New buzzwords are creeping into all levels of British corporate life. Board room talk about added va

THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY should be congratulated for its successful summit last week. The European Com

THE CAMPAIGN of '88 has been remarkable for the reluctance of the major candidates to make imprudent

WHEN THINGS LOOK TOO GOOD to be true, they usually are. That old maxim sums up pretty well the delib

Government and industry talk tirelessly of the urgent need to slash the trade deficit, sharpen our a

QUESTIONS RAISED ON TRANSIT AID CUTSYour June 16 editorial, The Flight for Drug Funds, impli

Independence Day provides an opportunity to reflect on the advantages we enjoy in a free and democra

THE WHEELS SEEM TO BE FALLING OFF at Guilford Transportation Industries Inc. The holding company tha

Imagine the nature of the debate if the current plant closing notification bill also forced employer