Commentary

The advent of miniature tape recorders, the kind that are easily concealable on your person, puts ex

THE REAGAN ADMINISTRATION'S LATEST PLAN to sell the government's Western oil reserves to private com

When the House of Commons returns next week after the Easter recess, it will begin to face seriously

FIGHTING INFLATION is part of the job for a governor of the Federal Reserve Board. But it is a

Clearing the Water On US-Flag VesselsThe March 25 letter of the Transportation Institute's c

By age 58, Mr. Brown had labored in middle management at a large manufacturing company in the Northe

The widely reported antitrust lawsuit filed by several state attorneys general alleges that insurers

The property/casualty insurance business is collusive and far from competitive. In Invisible Bankers

THE SPEED OF INNOVATION in the financial markets has far outpaced regulators' ability to keep tabs o

Late this afternoon, a prominent Denver Broncos fan will pay off a Super Bowl bet to a former Washin

THE OMNIBUS TRADE BILL has undergone significant improvements in six months of conference committee

Tensions between the United States and Japan have increased steadily during the past two decades. Mu

WITH AN APPARENT NEW TIGHTENING of monetary policy likely to lead to higher interest rates, the Fede

ENCOURAGING LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS to take over and restore the failing branch lines of major railroad

In spite of their best efforts to run mindless, superficial campaigns, the presidential candidates a

In a recent editorial, The Journal of Commerce suggested that the Massachusetts Port Authority's pla

DETROIT'S AUTOMAKERS, it seems, can never get enough protection. After seven straight years of quota

THE MASSIVE ANTITRUST SUIT that shook the insurance industry two weeks ago once again demonstrates t

There is an uneasy chill in the air this spring in Sweden. Economists are forecasting stormy

Preshipment inspection programs have added a new and dangerous element to the international trading

Truck Group Resents Price Fixer LabelIn his vituperative letter to the editor (March 22), Ro

(At the beginning of the rainy season each year, this is published to encourage those who never use

LAST WEEK WAS A BAD ONE for Rep. Richard Gephardt, D-Mo. Not only did he end his bid for the

In an editorial that appeared on this page on March 17, The Journal of Commerce was critical of cust

AGAINST VERY LARGE ODDS, the huge House-Senate trade bill conference wrapped up virtually all of it

MORE BY ACCIDENT than by design, the United States government chose to make the lack of foreign acce

There is something troubling about Michael Dukakis's poor showing in the Michigan presidential caucu

Energy Woes Deserve More Political HeatWhile it is axiomatic that politicians make plans tha

At the beginning of March the British secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Tom King, announced t

THE RESIGNATIONS of two top officials of the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday should send Edwin Me

Wall Street is not a happy place. Prices of common stocks, bonds and thedollar have crumbled

ALMOST INADVERTENTLY, the U.S. Department of Transportation has thrown into confusion the status of

The broad outline of a bipartisan post-Reagan federal housing policy has begun to emerge in recent m

Recent trade friction between the United States and the Republic of Korea needs to be placed in a la

THE SUPREME COURT LAST WEEK fired another warning shot over the heads of state officials who stray o

Though anecdotal evidence abounds concerning Japan's trade barriers, quantitative support for the ar

Due to a typographical error, the views of Interstate Commerce Commission Chairman Heather Gradison

IT MAY BE GOOD POLITICS, but the parochial campaign to block the takeover of Koppers Co. by Pennsylv

WHEN PRIVATE INTERESTS start waving the flag in the name of national defense, it's time to put your

Many people think that the French presidential campaign began in earnest last week, when President F