update: gas prices ruin budget min-vacation

I found two provocative pieces of recent commentary regarding petroleum:

"How to Win the Energy War" is an op-ed that appeared in the New York Times on May 23.

And, I'm not familiar with the website, but I found this column about the relative cost of gasoline at different points in the 20th century at www.humanevents.com.

Please let us know if you've read anything provocative on the subject.