A major work of history, The Great Tax Wars is the gripping, epic story of six decades of often violent conflict over wealth, power, and fairness that gave Amer

Over the past few decades, the concentration of wealth and property in the hands of a few has been facilitated by tax evasion, tax avoidance, and above all by t

Introduction: This book explores the long history of American taxation during times of war. As political scientist David Mayhew recently observed, since it's fo

"Why have the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq lasted longer than any others in American history? One view is that the move to an all-volunteer force and drones hav

Examines the years between the Civil War and World War I as a period of significant change, tracing a rise of wealth and power, the bitter war between the Popul