8 political cartoons gouge inflation and high gas price

An ancient, almost surely apocryphal story is about a dog food company executive convening a big sales meeting. A very short version has the exec running through all of the company's advantages: the best sales team, the best advertising, the best packaging. He then irately asks, "So why aren't we selling more dog food?"

Americans were forecast to spend a record $38 billion on Mother’s Day and $24 billion on Father’s Day gifts this year. But they can be difficult holidays for adult children, given the estrangement epidemic.

I’m not a knee-jerk, anti-tax fellow. While no one enjoys paying taxes, I recognize that federal, state and local levies fund a broad range of critical needs, including schools, parks, libraries, police, public health and scientific research.

Conservatism is in decline. A larger share of Americans last year described themselves as conservative (35%) than liberal (28%) — but this seven-point difference is the smallest Gallup has measured since 1992.