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I Fixed the Trump Account App
It shows the power of compounding growth, but omits the tax burden.
Jul 9 • Adam Michel
A Revolt Against Discriminatory Taxation
250 years later, a new book chapter on the tax grievance in the Declaration of Independence.
Jul 2 • Adam Michel and Joshua L Loucks

June 2026

Kill the Handout to Fix Trump Accounts
My new op-ed in the Wall Street Journal.
Jun 23 • Adam Michel
The AI Panic Is Producing Terrible Tax Ideas
Don't tax capital to save labor.
Jun 18 • Adam Michel
The Washington Anti-DST Consensus: Tax Principles Worth Keeping
On Rep. Estes' House Resolution opposing foreign digital services taxes.
Jun 16 • Adam Michel
Trump Accounts: Good Idea, Bad Design
New Cato Institute report on how to improve Trump Accounts.
Jun 9 • Adam Michel

May 2026

Billionaires Already Pay More than Their Fair Share
A debate on whether they should pay more.
May 21 • Adam Michel
Events: Billionaire Taxes, Crypto Taxes, and Affordability
Two events and a fellowship.
May 19 • Adam Michel
Don’t Pause the Gas Tax—Repeal It
And devolve highway funding to the states.
May 11 • Adam Michel

April 2026

Online Event: Digital Services Taxes at a Crossroads, May 6
European perspectives on what comes next.
Apr 28 • Adam Michel
Did 88 Corporations Really Pay No Income Tax on Billions of Profits?
Nope.
Apr 21 • Adam Michel
Direct File Deserved to Die
Letter to the editor at the New York Times.
Apr 16 • Adam Michel
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