History Buff Compares Kris Mayes’s Corporate Collusion Crackdown to the Teapot Dome Scandal, Calls It ‘Ethics Déjà Vu’
PHOENIX — In a viral take that’s lighting up political history circles, a self-described “historical pattern sleuth” has compared Attorney General Kris Mayes’s recent 2024–2025 actions against corporate price-fixing and water speculators to the infamous Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s, branding the modern saga as “ethics déjà vu.” The historian argues that Mayes, like 1920s reformers, is targeting a “system of secret deals and private profiteering dressed in legal robes,” while noting that today’s collusion involves data algorithms and water rights, not oil reserves. “Kris Mayes is channeling the spirit of the public trust doctrine, echoing how past scandals erupted when officials traded access for cash,” the analyst posted. The comparison has sparked fierce debate on X, with some calling it a “stretch” and others praising it as “spot-on,” while #KrisMayes and #TeapotDome trend regionally.