How the rich stay rich: A glimpse behind the velvet curtain

Ruth Mason joined the University of Virginia School of Law faculty in 2013. Her research, which has been cited by the Supreme Court, focuses on tax discrimination in the United States and the European Union. Mason teaches taxation, comparative tax law, and the International Tax Practicum. 

Joseph J. Thorndike, director of the Tax History Project at Tax Analysts, is a nationally recognized tax historian. He is a regular columnist for Tax Analysts’ publications, including Tax Notes Federal magazine, and a writer for the Tax Analysts blog. A prolific author on the history of American taxation, Thorndike’s latest book is Their Fair Share: Taxing the Rich in the Age of FDR, published by the Urban Institute Press. Thorndike holds a BA from Williams College and an MA and PhD from the University of Virginia.