The conventions are over and now the contours of this presidential race are clear. more

Fri Sep 05 03:53am CDT

Making the case that the Republican convention failed to do what was needed to give McCain a boost. more

Fri Sep 05 02:24am CDT

The nomad who found a home in America. more

Fri Sep 05 12:45am CDT

For the last two years, the White House and its Commodity Futures Trading Commission have patted us all on the head and said it s only supply and demand as the price of gasoline popped $4.00 a gallon and crude oil hit $145 a barrel. Well, oopsie--now there s a new tune. The Wall Street Journal tell… more

Thu Sep 04 12:50pm CDT

In her first speech Wednesday as a VP candidate, Sarah Palin got whooping cheers for her accomplishments as governor of Alaska, including a big state budget surplus. But Palin didn t say straight out how she did it: with a big windfall profits tax on oil production. I wonder how Palin will respond … more

Thu Sep 04 11:53am CDT

  The first concern as Hurricane Gustav sweeps across Cuba and toward the Gulf Coast is life and limb. Afterward, though, already painful gasoline prices could hit $5.00 a gallon quickly. Unlike the hurricane, such price spikes are preventable--but oil companies would rather rake in record profit… more

Sat Aug 30 07:21pm CDT