Stamping Out the Stamp Act
The history of the Stamp Act as it celebrates its 250th anniversary.
Tax Day in Ancient Egypt
A newly-analyzed papyrus fragment from Ancient Egypt revealed a truly whopping tax bill
How Subtle Subsidies Shaped U.S. Health Care
Melissa A. Thomasson looked into how federal money created the U.S. health care landscape as we know it.
A Fight About Taxing the Wealthy, a Century-Old Debate
The debate about how much of the government's money should come from the rich is a conversation that goes back more than 100 years.
Why Everyone Thinks They’re a Victim of Tax Policy
The House of Representatives recently agreed to extend some business tax breaks retroactively into 2014. But the Wall ...