I am an international tax specialist with nearly five years of experience in the tax professional services space. With a background in both accounting and international relations, and roots in the African diaspora, I write from the perspective of a inquiring tax professional that has seen the Byzantine tax system produce surprising business structures and outcomes. But what is it all for? Between U.S President Donald Trump’s series of tax reforms–most recently the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (usually they are merciful and let us refer to its acronym OB3)–and the OECD’s Pillar Two Rules, the public only sees the very tip of the iceberg of what international tax policy is doing and how our leaders are shaping our lives. From the tax accountant in New York City, to the factory worker in Cuidad Juarez, to the fruit seller in Nairobi, the role our leaders and tax police makers play in our lives is much larger than what the average newspaper communicates. I am here to fill that gap.