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Anne L. Alstott

Anne L. Alstott is Jacquin D. Bierman Professor of Taxation at Yale Law School, coauthor of The Stakeholder Society, and author of No Exit: What Parents Owe Their Children and What Society Owes Parents.

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Gender & Sexuality

Mothering in a Pandemic

Society relies on the unpaid, invisible work of parents—mostly mothers—to care for children and to buffer kids from trauma and stress. Supporting that work during COVID-19 requires direct cash support to families.

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Going Beyond Market Correction

The left may win if we link taxation to redistributive programs.

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Don’t Accept Injustice

Hirschmann’s proposed “tough love” approach would worsen the situation.

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What We Owe to Parents

The goal should not be to render child-rearing costless. The goal should be to lighten the burden.

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What We Owe to Parents — Final Response

My essay alienated critics from the traditional Left (Deborah Stone) and Right (Richard Epstein

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What We Owe to Parents

Parents—especially mothers—find it hard to combine child-rearing with their endeavors in the

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Limited Options

We should explore a different design of basic policies.

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Good for Women

UBI could make a real difference in women’s lives.

Anne L. Alstott

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