Tim Montgomerie was most recently a columnist and comment editor for The Times of London. Before that journalistic turn he was steeped in centre right politics, founding the Conservative Christian Fellowship, then the Centre for Social Justice and, just over ten years ago, ConservativeHome.com.
July 26, 2017
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July 26, 2017
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This 1904 cartoon of Standard Oil appeared in McClure’s magazine – where Ida Tarbell’s work exposing the company was published. The octopus’ tentacles had encircled Congress (upper left), the state legislatures, and a variety of other businesses and politicians. Still out of its reach was the White House, from where President Theodore Roosevelt crafted his monopoly-limiting reforms.
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