Source: Future of Freedom Foundation
by Jacob G Hornberger
“Longtime Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson’s new article about a ‘second Gilded Age’ in America gets it wrong. He writes: ‘In the first Gilded Age, a few tycoons amassed unimaginable riches — men such as John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt and J.P. Morgan. With their great wealth came great power and influence. When they spoke, presidents listened. On Monday, as a billionaire reassumes the nation’s highest office, in attendance will be the three wealthiest human beings on the planet, according to the Forbes and Bloomberg lists of billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos (who owns The Post) and Mark Zuckerberg.’ While those facts are technically correct, where Robinson goes wrong is in failing to recognize that America had a totally different economic and political system in the Gilded Age period that it now has.” (01/21/25)
https://www.fff.org/2025/01/21/eugene-robinsons-gilded-age-misconceptions/