I would submit the latter.
I found the article this morning as listen to Dylan's "Political World; thenI began thinking about the military industrial complex (per Eisenhower). I have long believed that Ike was prophetic in his warning; I just cannot figure out if what we have today is the result of coincidence or conspiracy. I have to leave it as the "mystery of iniquity." A search of that term brought up the article.
I know the concept of "Christian monarchy" is not palpable for many, if not most. But, something "broke loose" in the 20th century. Why? What happened?