Not many people were listening when Joe Biden went out the door with a warning about oligarchy in the USA. This Washington Post article is a review of just how bad it gets when oligarchs rule, and how US history includes plenty of examples.
Do you think Trump is building an oligarchy?
What is an oligarchy? The warning Biden issued in his farewell, explained.
Is the president on target with that criticism? Here’s what to know.
By Amber Phillips
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/01/16/oligarchy-us-definition-biden-farewell-speech/