While the term has largely gone out of style, robber baron was an expression used to negatively describe powerful American businessmen of the 19th century. It was applied to those who were viewed as ...

Student sketch comedy group Robber Barons celebrated its 15-year anniversary on Saturday night. The performance from current Robber Barons included nine sketches and two video sketches. Students ...

Pundits, academics and members of the public have criticized Elon Musk’s successful bid to acquire Twitter. Some Twitter users have even considered leaving the platform. For these critics and ...

Concentrated wealth gives individuals the power to corrupt the free press, elections, the economy and our government. In the 1890s, robber barons who held concentrated wealth that corrupted U.S.

John C. Osgood was Colorado’s original “Robber Baron.” The founder of the Colorado Fuel Company in 1882, he purchased large swaths of Western Slope land for the mining and production of coal. He also ...

According to the incoming Trump administration, the answer appears to be two. All eyes are on billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and, to some degree, Vivek Ramaswamy, as they’ve been tapped to lead ...

Warning: SPOILERS for The Gilded Age Season 3, Episode 2 - "What the Papers Say" George Russell is the shrewdest businessman in The Gilded Age, but season 3, episode 2, has just introduced another ...

The history of America’s robber barons can be read about in books or watched in documentaries, but one intriguing way to gain an interactive experience and education is with a visit to one of their ...

America took a jump backward about 100 years last week, and it was an interesting sight to see. At issue was Sen. Marco Rubio and an op-ed he wrote for USA Today. Rubio announced a surprising change ...

The public hates inflation. Ever-rising prices reduce prosperity for households and businesses. There are daily articles ...