How Lowering Taxes on the Rich Can Raise Revenue: Amity Shlaes

How Lowering Taxes on the Rich Can Raise Revenue: Amity Shlaes

Illustration by Neil Klugman

By Amity Shlaes 

About Amity Shlaes

Amity Shlaes is a senior fellow in economic history at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of the best-sellers "The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression" and "The Greedy Hand: Why Taxes Drive Americans Crazy."
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Tax the rich. Forever. And not just in election years. The general assumption is that rate increases will be the new norm. The main reason for this is said to be democracy itself.

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How Art History Majors Power the U.S. Economy: Virginia Postrel

Illustration by Evah Fan

By Virginia Postrel 

About Virginia Postrel

Virginia Postrel writes about commerce and culture, innovation, economics and public policy. Shes the author of "The Future and Its Enemies" and "The Substance of Style," and is writing a book on glamour.
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There’s nothing like a bunch of unemployed recent college graduates to bring out the central planner in parent-aged pundits.