There is no other price like it. Gasoline is at the same time both the most visible and also the most political price in America. It is the only price that Americans confront every day in large numbers on elevated signage along streets across the country. It is also the one that receives the most attention politically, as is the case today. The months-long disruption of the Strait of Hormuz sent gas prices shooting up, creating pain at the pump for American motorists. It also sent political