The Return of the 19th Century

This is an interesting comparison between the nineteenth and the twenty first centuries: The Return of the 19th Century. There does seem to be some noteworthy similarities between now and then (at least on the surface). It’s something to think about.

Twain The Gilded Age

 

History News Network | Why Aren’t People Up in Arms About Capitalism these Days?

Steve Fraser believes he has found the reason for the non-response to the current Gilded Age: “Can these two diverging political economies – one resting on industry, the other on finance – and these two polarized sensibilities – one fearing God, the other living in an impromptu moment to moment – explain the Great Noise of the first Gilded Age and the Great Silence of the second?” Read the entire article at:

The Age of Acquiescence