America's 19th and early 20th century tycoons, pejoratively nicknamed "robber barons," built massive empires and accumulated unprecedented wealth. Many of these men gained their fortunes either at ...

Who were becoming wealthy during the Gilded Age? As so-called robber barons and captains of industry, the wealthy elite of the late 19th century comprised industrialists who made their fortunes by ...

For a historical perspective of what qualifies someone as being a robber baron, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica ...

a phrase derived from 18th-century French economists, which roughly translates as “Do whatever the heck you want to make money, and don’t let pernickety rules get in your way while you’re doing it”.

The president-elect’s team could restore a 19th-century Republicanism, with its blend of trade protectionism and internal ...