Gasoline. No other consumer product today has its prices so closely scrutinized or discussed. And unless you're a three-year-old or a hermit in northern Maine, it's impossible to ignore that gas prices are very high right now. Our elected representatives are running with this crisis-du-jour to rally their bases: Dems are taking aim at Putin and Big Oil, while Republicans are blaming Biden’s failed energy policies. Of course the war in Ukraine is playing a huge role, but we explain why the actual story of who’s at fault here is much more complicated.
