Inheriting Inequality

Deconstructing the hidden rules of wealth and power from 17th-century witch trials to modern trusts. The same legal machinery is always running in the background. Let me show you how it works.

By Allison Tait
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“Are you interested in learning more about how inherited wealth shapes narratives, both now and in earlier times in history? Then this is the Substack for you.”...”
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“Allison is a law professor who studies money, inheritance, marriage, and who gets to build and keep wealth. She is incredibly knowledgeable, but what I like most is that she brings that knowledge to questions that affect ordinary families. Why do women and men often inherit differently? How do marriage and divorce shape wealth? Who really benefits from the rules we live by? Inheriting Inequality will make you think differently about money, family, and the laws quietly shaping both.”...”
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