1877 to 1929. He explains how and why the United States shifted from generating most of its revenue from regressive consumption tax toss a more direct and progressive tax on North Carolina with the passage of the 16th amendment. The National Archives Center Hosted this event in december 2014. Into. Netanyahu for attending Todays Researcher talk, itch richard mccauley, we host this noontime series. Todays talk is the last in 2014, a year when weve been treated to some splendid presentations by some of the centers most significant researchers. That said, we end the year with a bang by hosting todays guest, Ajay Mehrotra who is discuss his significant and timely book making the modern american if i say ral state, law, politics and the rise of progressive taxation 1877 to 1929 published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this talk these talks on january 15 when we host Rebecca Edwards professor of history and Department Chair at vassar college. Her talk is titled sex on the fron
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Guest, ajay mehrotra, who will discuss his very significant and timely book, making the modern american fiscal state, law, politics, the rise of progressive taxation 1877 to 1929, published by Cambridge University press. We will resume this top, these talks, on january 15th. We will have rebecca edwards, professor of history and the former chair of mass or college. Her top is titled sex on the frontier, fertility in americas antebellum empire. Rebecca edwards is a very imminent historian who would expect to get quite a draw. But the presentation of that title, i think this is something that should not be menaced. The professor is the associate dean of research, professor of law, and i is a professor of history at Indiana University. He received his j. D. At university of georgetown law center. He has served as the codirector of the Indiana University center of law, society, and culture, and before arriving at Indiana University, he was a doctoral fellow at the American Bar Foundation i
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Karen hult, a science professor at virginia tech. Shes also a member of the white house transition project Advisory Board. Thanks for being with us on washington journal. Karen good to be here. Host the white house transition project, tell us about it. This is a nonpartisan, nonprofit entity. It is staffed by Political Science professors and others around the united states. 1990s for thehe white house interview program. They were trying to develop some institutional memory by talking to people that had various white house death and over time. Staff positions over time. They can find out what happens to staff positions for both parties. Directedolved and is by martha i am a member of the Advisory Board along with other colleagues as well as people like norm ornstein and other people from the larger washington community. Providetry to do is nonpartisan backing for what kinds of things have worked and not worked so well in and around the white house when a new president is getting ready t