John Fox engaged in the practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1964 through 2000, specializing in tax and business matters. He also taught advanced tax planning at Catholic University’s School of Law, was special counsel to the Small Business Development Guidance Center at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and on the Board of Directors of OEF International, a private voluntary organization assisting women in less developed countries. He is a visiting associate professor at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Along with teaching a seminar on U.S. tax policy, John has authored three books, If Americans Really Understood the Income Tax (2000), and 10 Tax Questions the Candidates Don’t Want You to Ask (2004 and 2008). John received his A.B. magna cum laude at Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his L.L.B. at the University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall), and his M.A. in Taxation at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.