Joseph J. Thorndike examines former Senate hopeful Graham Platner’s tax plans and whether they could offer an attractive tax policy more broadly for Democrats despite Platner no longer running for the...

Joseph J. Thorndike examines the historical context behind the single tax grievance in the Declaration of Independence.

Joseph J. Thorndike examines the history of tariff refunds.

Robert Goulder and Joseph Thorndike of Tax Notes explore how America’s first tariffs shaped the nation’s fiscal policy and set the stage for today’s federal income tax.

Robert Goulder and Joseph Thorndike of Tax Notes explore tax collection throughout U.S. history, from tariffs to tax returns, and how the past has shaped Americans’ perception of tax.**CreditsHosts: R...

Robert Goulder and Joseph Thorndike of Tax Notes explore how America’s first tariffs shaped the nation’s fiscal policy and set the stage for today’s federal income tax.**CreditsHosts: Robert Goulder, ...

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Joseph J. Thorndike contrasts Ronald Reagan’s approach to international trade with the tariff policy of the Trump administration.

Privately, aides concede voters remain uneasy about prices but argue their policies are beginning to turn things around.

Joseph J. Thorndike overviews 125 years of tariff history throughout which politicians have abandoned productive taxes and tariffs that seemed unfair, unwise, or unpopular.

Joseph J. Thorndike contrasts Ronald Reagan’s approach to international trade with the tariff policy of the Trump administration.

As usual, the New York Times gets things exactly wrong in a piece headlined “Trump’s Tariffs are Making Money.

A new Microsoft report ranks 80 professions by their risk of being replaced by AI tools. Microsoft study identified jobs most, and least affected by AI.

Joseph J. Thorndike examines the results of several polls that report voter support of and opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

If courts strike down his Liberation Day tariffs, he has other options to implement import taxes.

Or at least talking about it.

This piece focuses on a new proposed section of the tax code (section 899) in the House-passed reconciliation bill. Section 899 would raise tax rates on significant categories of US-source income paid...