Mitchell's career as an economist began in the
United States Senate, working for Oregon senator
Bob Packwood and the
Senate Finance Committee. He also served on the transition team of
President-elect George H. W. Bush and Vice President-elect Quayle in 1988. In 1990, he began work at
the Heritage Foundation, where he worked on tax policy issues and began advocating for income tax reform. In 2007, Mitchell left The Heritage Foundation, and joined the
Cato Institute as a senior fellow. Mitchell continues to work in tax policy, and deals with issues such as the flat tax and international tax competition. In addition to his Cato Institute responsibilities, Mitchell co-founded the
Center for Freedom and Prosperity, an organization formed to protect international tax competition.
Publications Mitchell's work has been published in
The Wall Street Journal,
The New York Times,
The Washington Times,
The Washington Post,
National Review,
Villanova Law Review,
Public Choice,
Emory Law Journal,
Forbes,
USA Today,
Playboy, ''
Investor's Business Daily'', and other publications. He is the author of
Flat Tax: Freedom, Fairness, Jobs, and Growth (1996), and co-author with Chris Edwards of
Tax Revolution: The Rise of Tax Competition and the Battle to Defend It (2008). Mitchell's daily blog is "Liberty – Restraining Government in America and Around the World", in which he writes about economic issues related to sustainable freedom and prosperity.
Television appearances and videos Mitchell is a frequent commentator on television and has appeared on all the major networks, including CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN, CNBC, and C-SPAN. He currently makes a weekly appearance on
Street Signs on CNBC on Mondays at 2:00 pm ET until 2015. Mitchell narrates a YouTube video series for the Center of Freedom and Prosperity on topics such as flat tax,
tax havens, and
Keynesian economics. ==References==