Filling up your tank these days can set you back $50, $100, even $150.
That’s big money. And in many families, it means something else has got to give. It could be meals out. The summer road trip. The super-sized SUV. The suburban house.
Americans are already cutting back. They’re driving [...]

Americans believe in markets, and, over time, markets have worked very well for Americans. But what about now, when oil markets and oil prices and speculation in those markets are sky high and still climbing?
We know oil supply is not infinite, and demand is huge. We knew cheap oil couldn’t last forever. [...]

Hillary Clinton and John McCain say they want to drop federal gas taxes for the summer. Barack Obama says no.
If you’re strapped for cash and struggling with higher food and energy prices, it can sound like a good idea. But step back just half an inch from presidential campaign follies, and the idea can look [...]