I teach law at Boston College Law School and am the author of The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy.

Joined March 2010
Not long ago, the ultra-wealthy were celebrated as the people who could save the world. Today, that idea might get a very different reaction.
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We are having the wrong conversation about taxing the ultra-wealthy.
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Thank you @CBSNews for the feature! Read the full article here: cbsnews.com/news/proposition…
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Policy credibility comes from people willing to argue against their own personal interests. @raymadoff ‘s book is chock-full of illuminating ideas. @bethanymac12 and @zingales_ hosted a great summary podcast with Ray. Highly recommended for anyone interested in tax policy 🤓.
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Replying to @TheaMeiLee
@theameilee’s message post-Labor Day: This is our moment to think BIG.
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Democrats should not let themselves be baited into a useless debate over the abstractions represented by the words “socialism” and “capitalism.” Their focus should be on the shared work that social and economic reconstruction will require. My column nytimes.com/2026/07/19/opini…
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Excited to announce that this evening I will be in conversation with the great EJ Dionne at Bunch of Grapes Bookstore on Martha's Vineyard discussing my book The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy. tinyurl.com/6nh6d3vw
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‘How To Actually Tax The Rich — ft. Ray Madoff’ Scott Galloway and Ed Elson sit down with Ray Madoff to break down how America's wealthiest avoid taxes — legally. They dig into the biggest loophole the ultrawealthy use to their advantage and discuss what it would actually take to fix a system that was designed to fail. Tags: @raymadoff @edels0n @ed_elson_ @profgalloway Ep👇
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"a self-employed person who earns 60,000 dollars will pay more than 13,000 dollars in federal income and payroll taxes. that is a significant burden."--Ray Madoff of Boston College Law, and author of The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy, to @edels0n
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Prof. Ray Madoff, author of the acclaimed new book "The Second Estate," is named to the 2026 Time100 Philanthropy list of the 100 most influential people shaping the future of giving at a pivotal moment. See the list here: time.com/collection/time100-…
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🖋️ @BCLAW Professor Ray Madoff, author of "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy," penned an op-ed about wealth and taxation for @theeconomist. econ.st/4bb9MZI
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.@BCLaw Professor Ray Madoff, author of 'The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy,' weighs in on tax avoidance by the superwealthy as an economic issue in the @WSJ. on.wsj.com/4qXf5Sr
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