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The latest data on oil profits and gas prices points to a refining market power problem that will endure even after the Strait reopens.

The Monopolized Economy

Booming Oil Profits Show Why Policymakers Can’t “Wait and See” on Gas Prices

by Dylan Gyauch-Lewis August 14, 2026August 14, 2026

Former Republican Rep. Peter Meijer, who displayed political courage in the aftermath of January 6th—and paid the price.

What is Political Courage?

by Ron Berler August 10, 2026August 10, 2026

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks with U.S. troops in April 2025.

The Disintegration of the U.S. Military Under Trump and Beyond

by Mike Lofgren August 7, 2026August 12, 2026

A Harvard University student speaks at a protest against the Trump administrations sanctions against Harvard.

Higher Education

How Universities Won Their Battle with Trump

by Kainoa Lowman August 6, 2026August 10, 2026

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., left, and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., right, speak during a round table discussion on the high cost of housing, on Capitol Hill, January 7, 2026, in Washington.

Democratic Voters Are Boiling Mad at the Democratic Establishment, and It’s Ridiculous

by Bill Scher August 4, 2026August 10, 2026

End the Fauci WItchhunt.

Fauci Agonistes: It’s Time to End the Republican Witch Hunt

by James D. Zirin August 1, 2026August 10, 2026

Businesses Should Step Up to Defend Democracy

by Anne Kim July 29, 2026August 25, 2026

Evan Barker talks to Bernie Sanders, who ran for the Democratic Party’s nomination in 2016.

Books

Evan Barker’s Magical Mystery Tour

by Nate Weisberg July 28, 2026August 10, 2026

President Donald Trump speaks at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

Trump’s Anger Management Problem

by James D. Zirin July 27, 2026August 10, 2026

Autocracy Doesn’t Pay

by Anne Kim July 26, 2026July 27, 2026

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