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 American economy seems to be doing pretty well right now, at least on paper. Unemployment is low. Stocks are up from last year. Inflation is slowing. Things aren’t great for everyone, of ...

To the Editor of The New York Times: With your kind permission I would like to say a few words upon a subject Which I will call the "Evolution of the Robber Baron." View Full Article in ...

America is full of outrageously wealthy 'robber barons, from the Rockefellers to the Vanderbilts.' The term robber barons was given to the 19th-century American industrialists and financiers who ...

The American economy seems to be doing pretty well right now, at least on paper. Unemployment is low. Stocks are up from last year. Inflation is slowing. Things aren’t great for everyone, of course, ...

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Burlington Robber Robber released their debut album, Wild Guess, this year and stayed busy playing loads of gigs (including BrooklynVegan’s New Colossus Fest showcase). They also listened to a ...