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Congress Handed to the President the Power to Level Tariffs

A republic needs a legislature that can handle such tasks. We don’t have one.
by Jay Cost via National Review on March 5, 2018
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The New Tax Law Poses a Hidden Threat to American Democracy

Undermining public education will exacerbate polarization and mistrust.
by Johann N. Neem, Tony Tian-Ren Lin via Made By History on January 8, 2018
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Forgotten Men

The long road from FDR to Trump.
by Lawrence B. Glickman via Boston Review on December 12, 2017

The Republican Tax Bill Is a Poison Pill That Kills the New Deal

Today’s Republicans would have fit right into Herbert Hoover’s administration.
by Heather Cox Richardson via BillMoyers.com on December 7, 2017
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The Way We Tax

From municipal government to international trade, these writings examine the political rhetoric, economic theories, and changing policies of taxation in the U.S.

The Cold War and the Welfare State

If you look hard enough, you can almost find ideological consistency in the Republicans’ breathtaking tax bill.
by Nils Gilman via The American Interest on December 4, 2017

For Republicans, an Unpopular Tax Cut May Be Better Than Nothing – But Still Not Enough

In 1948, the GOP passed the third biggest tax cut in U.S. history. In the next election, they learned the devil is in the details.
by Joseph J. Thorndike via Tax Analysts on November 30, 2017

Art Laffer and the Intellectual Rot of the Republican Party

The godfather of supply-side economics is largely discredited by his peers, but revered by Trump and the GOP.
by Jeet Heer via The New Republic on October 18, 2017

Puerto Rico Syllabus

Essential tools for critical thinking about the Puerto Rican debt crisis.
by Marisol LeBrón, Yarimar Bonilla, Sarah Molinari via Puerto Rico Syllabus on September 27, 2017

The Deeper Problem Behind the Sale of a Posh San Francisco Street

The news that a posh San Francisco street was sold for delinquent taxes exposes the deeper issue with America’s local revenue system.
by Brent Cebul via CityLab on August 18, 2017

The Ideological Slipperiness of the Kennedy Legacy

Politicians from both sides of the aisle have tried to stake a claim to the power of the Kennedy legend. What is it about Camelot?
by Aida Amoako via JSTOR Daily on August 9, 2017
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The Environmental Protection Agency is Not the Nation's Janitor

How Scott Pruitt misunderstands the primary role of the EPA.
by Leif Fredrickson via The Guardian on July 28, 2017

Why Do Schoolhouses Matter?

The rise of public education in America.
by Johann N. Neem via Public Seminar on July 20, 2017

The Notion of Tax Reform in Historical Perspective

President Trump's tax plan may be "great", but it will likely not be truly transformative.
by Ajay K. Mehrotra via Process: A Blog for American History on July 13, 2017

3 Ways to Think About the American Revolution

The complex combination of grievances that fueled the war had to do with taxes, class, and nationalism.
by Benjamin Studebaker via Benjamin Studebaker on July 5, 2017

The Democrats Are Eisenhower Republicans

For decades, Democrats have positioned themselves as fiscally responsible while Republicans happily hand tax cuts to the rich.
by Josh Mound via Jacobin on July 3, 2017

How the Right Gets Reagan Wrong

And what will happen if they don't start getting him right.
by Henry Olson via Politico Magazine on June 26, 2017
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The Frontiers of American Capitalism

Noam Maggor’s new book captures how it took both sides of the American continent to revitalize the economy after the Civil War.
by Eric Foner via The Nation on June 1, 2017
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Andy Jackson's Populism

It started with a hatred of crony capitalism.
by Robert W. Merry via The American Conservative on May 3, 2017

Wealth, Slavery, and the History of American Taxation

The nation's first "colorblind" tax set the stage for over two centuries of systematic consolidation of white racial interests.
by Christopher F. Petrella via Black Perspectives on April 20, 2017

All the Presidents' Taxes

Get riled up again about Trump's refusal to release his returns with a brief history of this now-discarded presidential tradition.
by Kevin M. Kruse via Esquire on April 14, 2017

Policing the Colony: From the American Revolution to Ferguson

King George's tax collectors abused police powers to fill his coffers. Sound familiar?
by Chris Hayes via The Nation on March 29, 2017

The Anti-Capitalist Woman Who Created Monopoly—Before Others Cashed In

The beloved board game's long-hidden origin story debunks the myth of a male lone genius.
by Mary Pilon via What It Means to Be American on March 27, 2017

The Accidental Patriots

Many Americans could have gone either way during the Revolution.
by Caitlin Fitz via The Atlantic on December 1, 2016
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The Hamilton Cult

Has the celebrated musical eclipsed the man himself?
by Robert Sullivan via Harper’s on October 1, 2016

Not Our Independence Day

The Founding Fathers were more interested in limiting democracy than securing and expanding it.
by William Hogeland, Jonah Walters via Jacobin on July 4, 2016
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Placing the American Revolution in Global Perspective

Why did the American Revolution succeed while other revolutions in the same time period did not?
by Steven Pincus via Age of Revolutions on June 20, 2016

Killing Reconstruction

During Reconstruction, elites used racist appeals to silence calls for redistribution and worker empowerment.
by Heather Cox Richardson via Jacobin on August 19, 2015

How Medicare Was Made

The passage of Medicare and Medicaid, nearly fifty years ago, was no less contentious than recent debates about Obamacare.
by Julian E. Zelizer via The New Yorker on February 15, 2015
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Paying Up: A History of Taxation

From the Stamp Act of 1765 to the Tea Party Movement, how have – and haven't – American attitudes about taxes changed over time?
via BackStory on April 12, 2013

Founding Fathers, Founding Villains

A review of a handful of new books that embody the new liberal originalism.
by William Hogeland via Boston Review on September 1, 2012
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