Two Leftist Fantasies That Collide With Reality

Futures Jump, Oil Tumbles As Well-Timed Comments Spark Latest Round Of Hormuz Optimism US equity futures were trading near session lows with bond yields at August highs of 4.74% and Brent rising above $90 for the first time in two weeks when - with just hours until the market open - we had the now standard double-whammy of well-timed "imminent deal optimism" thanks first to the Qatar foreign ministry, followed less than an hour later by comments from the Pakistan defense minister - a man repeatedly used by the Trump...

The US Intelligence community estimates that Iran maintains nearly all its missiles used to control the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has claimed that the Iranian military is nearly defeated.  Senior officials speaking with The New York Times are alarmed that US intelligence agencies have assessed that Iran has operational access to 30 of […]

West Virginia Has America's Highest Gas-Price Burden Americans are still paying elevated prices at the pump in 2026, but the biggest financial burden is falling on states with lower household incomes rather than the highest fuel prices. This map, via Visual Capitalist's Bruno Venditti, shows where gasoline is least affordable by comparing the cost of a standard 15-gallon fill-up against median weekly household income across all 50 states. The data comes from SmartAsset and AAA, as of May 2026. The Highest Gas Burdens Aren’t in California West Virginia ranks as the state where gas prices hit the...