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 ...

These were the four horsemen of the richopolis. Their wealth purchased power, and several left legacies of philanthropy in addition to such innovations as the assembly line, memorably limned by ...

The history of America’s robber barons can be read about in books or ... The property was the first Relais & Châteaux member in North America four decades ago, and was built by William Avery ...

A free country will always have its share of "robber barons." But not all such barons, or robbers, are created equal. The label was not meant as a compliment when it was first bestowed to the John D.

In the 1890s, robber barons who held concentrated wealth that corrupted U.S. politics and its economy. Antitrust laws were passed to bust the trusts that had produced much of that wealth.