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Daniel J. Mitchell is a top expert on fiscal policy issues such as tax reform, the economic impact of government spending, and supply-side tax policy. Mitchell is a strong advocate of a flat tax and international tax competition. Prior to joining Cato, Mitchell was a senior fellow with The Heritage Foundation, and an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. He also served on the 1988 Bush/Quayle transition team and was Director of Tax and Budget Policy for Citizens for a Sound Economy. His articles can be found in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Investor's Business Daily, and Washington Times. He is a frequent guest on radio and television and a popular speaker on the lecture circuit. Mitchell holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University.

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• June 18, 2013 What’s the Better Role Model, France or Switzerland?

• June 17, 2013 Frankenstein’s Revenge

• June 17, 2013 Siding with the Heritage Foundation in the “Austerity” Fight with Paul Krugman and the Washington Post

• June 16, 2013 Ex-Communist Spy Chief Says Europeans Have a “Dependency Mentality”

• June 16, 2013 It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…It’s Government Man!

• June 15, 2013 Other than Obama and Krugman, Is there Anybody Who Still Thinks Bigger Government Is Good for Growth?

• June 15, 2013 Careful, the President Can Hear You Now

• June 14, 2013 Can You Find It in Your Heart to Feel Sympathy for Politicians and their Staff?

• June 14, 2013 I Made a $16 Trillion Mistake, but Still Had a Stronger Position in this Debate

• June 13, 2013 Defending Tax Havens

• June 13, 2013 With the Nation Facing a Fiscal Crisis, Why Are Greek Taxpayers Subsidizing a Big Bird-Type State-Run Media Network?!?

• June 12, 2013 Two Tax-Hiking RINOs Slain in GOP Virginia Primary

• June 12, 2013 A Very Limp Attack on Libertarianism

• June 11, 2013 Obamanomics and Big Government: Bad News for Young People

• June 11, 2013 A Frontrunner for the 2013 Bureaucrat-of-the-Year Award?

• June 10, 2013 Hoisting Obama on His Own Surveillance-State Petard

• June 10, 2013 Let’s Hope for Heavy Casualties on Both Sides in the War Between the IMF and European Commission

• June 9, 2013 The Canadian Version of “No Good Deed Goes Unpunished”

• June 9, 2013 The Chilean Miracle Shows that Economic Liberty is the Best Way of Helping Ordinary People

• June 8, 2013 Question of the Week: Can You Explain Why this Beer Can Is Politically Incorrect?

• June 8, 2013 A Tax Reform Fantasy

• June 7, 2013 The European Parliament’s Pro-Tax Politicians Should Go After their Own Tax-Protected Salaries

• June 7, 2013 Which Group Is More Despicable, IRS Bureaucrats or the Politicians who Created the Tax Code?

• June 6, 2013 A Rare – and Encouraging – Glimpse at How a Free Market Could Work in the Health Sector

• June 6, 2013 A Primer on Austrian Macroeconomics

• June 5, 2013 Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Economic Policy

• June 5, 2013 Moral of the Story: Tax Havens Are Okay if You’re a Politically Connnected Leftist

• June 4, 2013 A Depressing Look at the Modern American Voter

• June 4, 2013 If You Want Competent Government, Shrink the Size and Scope of the Public Sector

• June 3, 2013 America’s Dysfunctional Education System Has Jumped the Shark

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