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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

The latest data points to a refining market power problem that will endure even after the Strait reopens.

Iran War: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a news conference, in Jerusalem, Monday June 15, 2026.

The Iran War’s Biggest Loser? Definitely Netanyahu

by Bill Scher June 16, 2026June 16, 2026

Holy War: Pete Hegseth and Mark Twain.

What Mark Twain Could Teach Pete Hegseth About Holy War

by Markos Kounalakis May 11, 2026May 7, 2026

Open Season: The assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the outset of the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran sets a dangerous precedent. Here, A poster of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and an anti-U.S. placard are carried in Tehran, Iran, April 1, 2026.

Law and Justice

Amid War in Mideast, Lingering Questions Over Killing Iran’s Leader

by James D. Zirin April 23, 2026April 23, 2026

Iran War: A US Air Force transport plane takes off from the US airbase in Ramstein. Numerous defense ministers and high-ranking military officers are once again discussing further support for Ukraine in the war against Russia on Tuesday at the US airbase in Ramstein.

The U.S.-Europe Rift: How Trump’s Iran War is Making it Worse

by Tamar Jacoby April 17, 2026April 17, 2026

Madman Theory: President Donald Trump speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington.

Trump Believes in “Madman Theory.” But He’s Actually a Madman

by Bill Scher April 8, 2026April 9, 2026

Democrats’ “Branding Problem” Is a Literal One

by Anne Kim April 5, 2026April 5, 2026

Washington Monthly at War

The Washington Monthly at War

by The Editors March 18, 2026March 18, 2026

The CIA Since the Turn of the Century with Historian and journalist Tim Weiner.

The CIA Since the Turn of the Century

by Jonathan Alter March 17, 2026March 18, 2026