“They call themselves conservatives but that’s not it, either. They don’t want to conserve what we now have. They’d rather take the… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
Today, as in the Gilded Age, we live in a world where a morality of personal responsibility rubs shoulders with a culture… — Charles Derber Copy Share Image
“This isn't London, sweetheart. This is New York City and we can spot a fraud from a mile away.” — Joanna Shupe Copy Share Image
Reagan's story of freedom superficially alludes to the Founding Fathers, but its substance comes from the Gilded Age, devised by apologists for… — Bill Moyers Copy Share Image
“Krugman himself acknowledges, “[T]he growth of the U.S. economy during the Long Gilded Age benefited all classes: Most Americans were much better… — Don Watkins Copy Share Image
“there was much to despise about the legislatures of the Gilded Age, which were often severely malapportioned in favor of rural interests,… — Christopher H. Achen Copy Share Image
“Setting that little girl loose in her society would be like putting a fox in with the chickens. (Violet Strange's detective boss.)” — Candida Martinelli Copy Share Image
People who teach American history survey classes have a lot of ground to cover and tend to focus on landmarks. You get… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
The Reagan-Bush years have exalted private gain over public obligation, special interests over the common good, wealth and fame over work and… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
For a man who has compared himself to Theodore Roosevelt and the nation's challenges to those of the Gilded Age, Obama put… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
“America's industrial success produced a roll call of financial magnificence: Rockefellers, Morgans, Astors, Mellons, Fricks, Carnegies, Goulds, du Ponts, Belmonts, Harrimans, Huntingtons,… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
Books are not commodities, but the gilded age of treadmill publishing - to which Winfrey has contributed her demeaning sensibility - has… — Norah Vincent Copy Share Image
“Disenchanted with the direction of modern America, they launched an ambitious, privately financed war of ideas to radically change the country. They… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“By overturning many of these restrictions, the Citizens United decision was in many respects a return to the Gilded Age.” — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
“If your party serves the powerful and well-funded interests, and there's no limit to what you can spend, you have a permanent,… — David Axelrod Copy Share Image
