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Gas prices lead inflation, Biden isn’t worried | Steve Berman

Gas prices lead inflation, Biden isn’t worried | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

It’s a thing that gas prices reliably go up in the spring. About 90% of the time, the pump price of gasoline goes up between January and May, so it’s no surprise. Some of this is chemistry: Gasoline blend formulas change seasonally, and the summer blend is more expensive to produce, therefore when winter blend is being …

The only path toward Iran’s regime: Opposition | Steve Berman

The only path toward Iran’s regime: Opposition | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

When Neville Chamberlain flew to Munich, he returned with an agreement hailed as “peace in our time.” That agreement was not worth the paper it was written on. Herr Hitler, when he heard Chamberlain was coming, was reported to have exclaimed “ein Geschenk vom Himmel!” or “a gift from heaven!” Hearing Robert Malley in Vienna …

Democrats are winning the message war | Steve Berman

Democrats are winning the message war | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

In 2018, Stacey Abrams refused to concede her election loss to Gov. Brian Kemp. Even though she lost by over 50,000 votes—a recount-proof majority—Abrams claimed that Kemp, who was Georgia’s Secretary of State at the time, suppressed Black votes.  She claimed that his purging of the voter rolls, in accordance with federal law, and thoroughly …