How did a fringe rightwing movement calling for lower taxes become one of the most successful efforts in U.S politics, leading to a chronically underfunded government? The answer has more than a little to do with racism. Michael Graetz traces the rise and triumph of the anti-tax movement and the ways that politicians and think-tanks harnessed racial resentments for the benefit of the wealthy.
Michael J. Graetz, <a href="https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691225548/the-power-to-destroy" target="_blank">The Power to Destroy: How the Antitax Movement Hijacked America</a> Princeton University Press, 2024 
Photo credit: <a href="https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz0002rkk1, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131526065" target="_blank">Mike Meadows</a>, Los Angeles Times
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