Inflation in the United States has reached a 40-year high

There's a simple reason for this: current demand exceeds supply. Politicians, customers, and social media trolls all weigh in on why things have come to this, from the Biden administration's ostensibly anti-energy policies to oil firms' craven avarice.

However, once the acute economic impact of the coronavirus subsided in 2020, price pressure began to mount, and Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine two weeks ago was l....