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Railroads, Robber Barons, and the Laissez-Faire Lie (1865–1900)

Railroads, Robber Barons, and the Laissez-Faire Lie (1865–1900) Subtitle: The Gilded Age wasn't a time of "free markets." It was the era of the biggest government handouts in American history. When we think of the Gilded Age (roughly 1870s–1900), we usually picture "captains

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The Myth of the Free Market: How the US Actually Got Started (1776–1865)

The Myth of the Free Market: How the US Actually Got Started (1776–1865) Subtitle: Spoiler: It was never free. It was always built, subsidized, and fiercely debated. Let's start with an uncomfortable truth: the American economy did not begin as a free-market experiment. For over a century