The entire conversation about the price of oil lacks something, perhaps the honesty to look for blame beyond the traders and the politicians.

There’s nothing like writing a $650 check for a tank of heating oil to remind us just how expensive the stuff has gotten this winter.

Some government policies harm the individual to such an extent that any benefit to society as a whole becomes very hard to justify.

This afternoon, the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee will work on L.D. 1805, a bill that would help the governor hide even more of his activities.

An ideological battle has been brewing in Augusta. It’s the kind of battle that goes straight to the heart of our state’s priorities and values.

The new health reform law is expected to create 32 million more insured Americans, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The federal government plans to expand Medicaid to low-income adults and subsidize purchases on the health-insurance exchanges when it requires most Americans to carry insurance in 2014.

Let me be blunt: If Republicans nominate Rick Santorum, they will lose.