The tortures inflicted on victims of the Holy Inquisition for heresy from the Middle Ages onwards are legendary.

BBC: Magazine

His childhood is marked by the physical and psychological tortures he suffers for seven years at a private school.

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There have, no doubt, been brave and incredibly strong-willed men and women who have resisted the most horrific tortures and given up nothing.

NPR: The Torture Debate Is Not Yet Over

So just what special tax tortures await parents?

FORBES: The Tax Code As Parent Trap