As for Loyola’s praise for the Gilded Age, I can only say he ought to be glad he didn’t live in it. While he admits the “period had its dark sides — political corruption, ‘Robber Barons,’ child labor, ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The recent commentary, “What made America great in the Gilded Age,” by Mario ...

Tragic events such as the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, where 146 people burned alive or died after leaping from the flaming building’s ninth floor, happened because government allowed ...