Conor Clarke is an Associate Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis. His research and teaching are at the intersection of public law and public finance, and his work covers the history of American taxation, income inequality, and the relationship between tax law and administrative law. He previously served as an attorney in the Office of Legal Counsel at the United States Department of Justice, and his scholarship has appeared or is forthcoming in journals such as the University of Chicago Law Review, Virginia Law Review, and Texas Law Review.