As a historian, I have often dreamed of living in America during a different era. Take, for example, the late 1800s, the era of the Robber Barons. But wait, maybe it's not a dream. Maybe it's a ...

The history of America’s robber barons can be read about in books or watched in documentaries, but one intriguing way to gain an interactive experience and education is with a visit to one of their ...

The 2024 election witnessed the return of a new generation of robber barons exemplified by Elon Musk. With the exception of a global vs nation reach, they are – sadly — little different from the ...

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise recently announced, “We are at the precipice of the new golden age of America.” The “Big, Beautiful Bill” puts new piles of gold in the hands of the 1% class. There ...

Historian and author Heather Cox Richardson joins The Eleventh Hour to discuss the parallels between the robber barons of yesterday and the oligarchs of today. Trump and Epstein statue mysteriously ...

When the robber barons of the do-nothing Congress cash their paychecks, they are stealing from the American taxpayer. What other job in America can you do so little and yet get paid so well? And they ...

George Russell, one of the most prominent characters in HBO’s sprawling period ensemble “The Gilded Age,” is many things: a self-made man; a loving husband; a titan of industry. But Morgan Spector, ...