It’s obvious that Republican candidate John McCain either does not have a good grasp of the facts from moment to moment, or he simply chooses to ignore them. Last week the Republican’s campaign theme was energy, and he was on the road trying to capitalize on Americans’ pain at the pump. (Meanwhile McCain...

A range of factors, including the ongoing waste of everything by you and me, global warming causing droughts, and political instability as a result of centuries of imperialist policies by the “major powers” have resulted in the current run on commodities. Everything from corn to gold is inflating in...