Land and Society in the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: From the Thirteenth to the Twentieth Century
By Donald Crummey (NHC Fellow, 1992–93)
Taxation
Olive Branch and Sword: The Compromise of 1833
By Merrill D. Peterson (NHC Fellow, 1980–81) Dominated by the personalities of three towering figures of the nation’s middle period—Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, and President Andrew Jackson—Olive Branch and Sword: The Compromise of 1833 tells of the political and rhetorical dueling that brought about the Compromise of 1833, resolving the crisis of the Union caused … Continued
The Myth of Ownership: Taxes and Justice
By Liam Murphy (NHC Fellow, 2000–01) In a capitalist economy, taxes are the most important instrument by which the political system puts into practice a conception of economic and distributive justice. Taxes arouse strong passions, fueled not only by conflicts of economic self-interest, but by conflicting ideas of fairness. Taking as a guiding principle the … Continued