States competed for capital and labor by keeping their taxes and regulations light and efficient. As a result, America became ...

In the Gilded Age, industrial magnates like John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie dominated public life, while today, tech CEOs like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos hold sway. Political corruption and ...

Donald Trump has cited the Gilded Age era as an inspiration – but experts say it was rife with government and business ...