This is brilliant essay Sam. Woodrow Wilson really was a pivotal leader. He lied about the Fed, the Income Tax, and US involvement in WWI. And, he set us on the course which will soon become FULL FRONTAL FASCISM. Mediation has now given way to Veblen's Predatory Impulse. Keep up these excellent historical clarifications. As for corporatism, note: Sheldon Wolin's Inverted Totalitarianism. You might also enjoy some of my missives, such as: https://medium.com/@daneke/when-the-wank-became-swank-money-banking-and-the-evolution-of-the-all-debt-economy-22e334f8ee3e