The Price of Democracy: The Revolutionary Power of Taxation in American History

An eye-opening history of taxation showing that battles over taxes have always really been battles over democracy itself

“A convincing case that we must take back the power of taxation” (Heather Cox Richardson, New York Times–bestselling author of Democracy Awakening)

Americans have always fought over the meaning of freedom and equality. What is not commonly recognized is that the battles most pivotal in defining our democracy, from the framing of the Constitution to the decades-long backla...