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The Story of the Gilded Age Wasn’t Wealth. It Was Corruption.

Richard White, the historian and author of The Republic for Which It Stands, explains what made the late 19th century gilded. Is the U.S. in a second Gilded Age? Many in the news media seem to think so: You’ll find the claim in The New Yorker, NPR, Politico, and these pages. The White House, for its …

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