Gaslighting

A woman named Gwen McCrae was the first to release an official recording of a song that would become a touchstone country ballad for countless big-time artists. Popularized by Elvis Presley, Willie Nelson, and perhaps most memorably by the pop band Pet Shop Boys, the song consists mostly of a simple, elegant refrain: “You are always on my mind.”

On that note, gas prices. Unless you’re a hermit or a metrosexual, you may have opted for just a half tank this past week, as the bill for a full tank of gasoline...