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PARKER: Guarding against rich and powerful fanatics abroad

I felt it the other day when I shelled out $150 to fill my tank. For sure, I wasn't happy.

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At the height of the energy crisis in the 1970s, when oil prices more than sextupled, The Economist magazine showed a map of the Persian Gulf on its cover with the headline: “What’s a Nice Thing Like Oil Doing in a Place Like This?”

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