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The Gilt Trip: Tariffs, Baby Bonds, and the Return of the Robber Baron-in-Chief

Gilded Age Meets Golden Age

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Neil Winward
Aug 01, 2025
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Tariffs set the tempo, cradle subsidies sweeten the chorus, and Wall Street parties like it’s 1899 while the rest of the world pays the cover charge.

America is gilding itself again. The White House t…

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