In "The Second Estate," Boston College law professor Ray Madoff argues that America’s tax code has birthed a modern ...

In her book The Second Estate, Ray Madoff explains how the U.S. tax system lets the ultra-rich grow their wealth tax-free while working Americans bear the burden.

Law professor Ray Madoff’s new book, “The Second Estate,” argues that philanthropy is part of a playbook that the ultra-wealthy use to avoid taxes.

Boston College Law School professor Ray Madoff says the wealthiest Americans are able to effectively opt out of paying taxes altogether.

The tax code is progressive. Economists and analysts and politicians agree on very little when it comes to economic policy, but on that they broadly concur. Rich people fork over a higher percentage ...

Visitors walk in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 22. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) For decades, the American right has been trying to gut the U.S. tax system, especially provisions borne by the ...