The United States has a long history of tax imperialism, stretching back over a century and coincident with the nation’s geopolitical ascendancy. Indeed, the two are intertwined; fiscal imperialism ...

Taxes are a part of life, and while modern ones like income or sales tax are familiar, history has seen some truly bizarre and surprising forms of taxation. Through the ages, governments have found ...

Nick, thanks for explaining why the medical exemption won’t prevent the new tanning tax from having unintended effects on some people with medical conditions. This isn’t the first time, of course, ...

When California took its first breath of statehood in 1850, the fledgling state had to quickly find a way to support itself, and myriad new taxes were instituted. In 1850, there was no federal income ...