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Explainers, methodology, and the occasional rant. Nothing paywalled. Nothing partisan. Just trying to make sense of the receipts.
Explainer · May 11, 2026 · 7 min read
If a dozen eggs cost $1.40 in 2019 and $3.27 today, what changed — the eggs, or the dollar? A plain-English walkthrough of what inflation is, the five honest causes, and why two of them get blamed for almost everything.
Read →Energy · May 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Gasoline is up roughly a third since 2019. Refining margins, crude prices, and state taxes explain most of it. Here's how much a carpool actually puts back in your pocket — defensible math, not collective-action fantasy.
Read →Groceries · April 18, 2026 · 4 min read
Eggs are now a recurring news cycle — $5 cartons, governors blaming each other, presidents giving press conferences about them. Here's what's actually happening to the U.S. egg supply, why it keeps happening, and what's likely next.
Read →Methodology · April 5, 2026 · 4 min read
Headlines say inflation is up. Or down. Or sideways. They're often all describing the same data. Here's a short field guide to reading the numbers honestly — and spotting when someone's playing games with them.
Read →Analysis · March 22, 2026 · 4 min read
National inflation numbers hide enormous variation. The same year that headline CPI ran around 2.5% saw some states get hammered on housing while others got crushed on energy. Here's the map.
Read →Action · March 8, 2026 · 4 min read
Forget the social-media advice. Here's the honest, evidence-grounded list of things a household can do that meaningfully change their monthly bills — ranked by typical dollar impact, with sources.
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