It was the Gilded Age, a time of rapid population growth and transformation from an agricultural economy toward a sprawling ...

McKinley, Garfield point the way for the 47th president. President Trump foresees “a period of transition” before his tariffs ...

In President Donald Trump’s idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s. The Republican has said ...

The desire to recreate the Gilded Age is fueled by Trump’s fondness for tariffs. It’s also why he praises the nation’s 25th ...

And Gilded Age policies, they maintain, have virtually nothing to do with how trade works in a globalized, modern economy. Sunlight shines through the flags of Canada and the United States ...

President Trump idealizes the Gilded Age, emphasizing high tariffs and low interest rates to stimulate the economy. He ...