Liam Murphy teaches law and philosophy at NYU. He is the author, with Thomas Nagel, of The Myth of Ownership: Taxes and Justice (2002).
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Liam Murphy teaches law and philosophy at NYU. He is the author, with Thomas Nagel, of The Myth of Ownership: Taxes and Justice (2002).
Economists are taking aim at the unfairness of the U.S. tax system. But a just society won’t be won by arguing about taxes alone.
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