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The Politics of The Bureaucrat
Loopholes Kings

The Improbable The Origins and
Prospects for Underpinnings
U.S. Tax Reform of America’s
Bureaucratic State
JOHN F. WITTE
“ A thoughtful and PAUL D. MORENO
informative look at tax
expenditures in the Provocative in nature, this work
looks critically at the bureaucratic
November 2016 current U.S. income tax November 2016 infrastructure behind the U.S.
”
193pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 system. 204pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 federal government, from its
Print: 978-1-4408-4341-9 Print: 978-1-4408-3966-5
$60.00, £47.00, €55.00 —Joel Slemrod, The University $46.00, £36.00, €42.00 origins as a self-governing
eBook: 978-1-4408-4342-6 of Michigan, September 29, 2016 eBook: 978-1-4408-3967-2 republic in the 18th century to its
modern presence as a centralized institution.
What are the implications and likelihood of reform of the income
tax system in the United States—specifically, the expansion and FEATURES
scope of the tax “expenditure” (loophole) system embedded in • Suggests a number of improvements in the way our government
the income tax codes? This book details the tax system that now runs based on the basic principles of good government
provides for more than 200 tax expenditures, highlighting the
potential lost tax dollars. PAUL D. MORENO is William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in
Constitutional History at Hillsdale College.

JOHN F. WITTE, PhD, is founding dean at the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences at Nazarbayev University in
Astana, Kazakhstan. Triumphs and
Tragedies of the

Contemporary Modern Presidency
Youth Activism Case Studies in
Presidential Leadership
Advancing Social Justice
in the United States Second Edition
MAXMILLIAN ANGERHOLZER III,
JERUSHA CONNER AND JAMES KITFIELD,
SONIA M. ROSEN, EDITORS NORMAN ORNSTEIN, AND
STEPHEN SKOWRONEK, EDITORS
April 2016
“ Heavy on descriptions of 451pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Applying the lessons of presidential
political events, providing
exemplars of activist Print: 978-1-4408-4022-7 history, this anthology of case
$73.00, £57.00, €67.00
studies—written by leading political
September 2016 organizational strategies. eBook: 978-1-4408-4023-4 scientists, historians, and subject
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433pp, 6 1/8x9 1/4 Recommended.
Print: 978-1-4408-4212-2 matter experts—delves into the many facets of the presidency
$73.00, £57.00, €67.00 —Choice, April 3, 2017 and promotes a greater understanding of the presidency for
eBook: 978-1-4408-4213-9 policymakers, academics, students, and general readers alike.
A cutting-edge study showcases
the emergence of contemporary
youth activism in the United States, its benefits to young MAXMILLIAN ANGERHOLZER III serves as president and CEO of
people, its role in strengthening society, and its powerful social the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC).
justice implications. JAMES KITFIELD has written on defense, national security, and
foreign policy issues for more than two decades.
NORMAN ORNSTEIN is a resident scholar at the American
JERUSHA CONNER, PhD, is associate professor of education at Enterprise Institute.
Villanova University, Villanova, PA.
STEPHEN SKOWRONEK, PhD, is Pelatiah Perit Professor of
SONIA M. ROSEN, PhD, is assistant professor of education at
Arcadia University, Philadelphia, PA. Political and Social Science at Yale University.

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