Is America an Oligarchy?

Overview

When you think of an oligarchy, you probably think of Putin’s Russia. But there was something consciously oligarchic about the sight of America’s three richest men, all tech billionaires with fingers in the federal pie, lined up together to pay homage to the new president at his inauguration. But is it really fair to call Trump’s court an oligarchy? Or is he just more honest about what’s always been the case?