Trump's America Is Restructuring the Business Elite. History Shows What Comes Next.

Independent wealth is a threat. Dependent wealth is a pillar of support. Strongmen have always known the difference.

In the first two installments of this series, we covered courts and the media. Two institutions that can say no to power and make it stick. The strongman neutralizes both before moving to the third technique, because the third technique requires that the legal and informational environment already be under control.

The third technique is corrupting the b…