If You Want Me to Pay My Taxes 
Americans tend to imagine that aversion to taxation is deeply rooted in our national political culture. Not so fast, Vanessa S. Williamson argues in her new book, The Price of Democracy.
Winter 2026
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If You Want Me to Pay My Taxes
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