Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and opinion contributor at The Hill. He also serves on the Texas Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Dr. Matthews is a past president of the Health Economics Roundtable for the National Association for Business Economics, the largest trade association of business economists. Dr. Matthews also served for 10 years as the medical ethicist for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Institutional Review Board for Human Experimentation, co-author of On the Edge: America Faces the Entitlements Cliff, and has contributed chapters to several books, including Physician Assisted Suicide: Expanding the Debate and The 21st Century Health Care Leader and Stop Paying the Crooks (on Medicare fraud).
He has been published in numerous journals and newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Barron’s, USA Today, Forbes magazine and the Washington Times. He was an award-winning political analyst for the USA Radio Network.
Dr. Matthews received his Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Texas at Dallas.
In Defense of Corporate Layoffs
Yes, massive employee layoffs hurt, but they also allow companies to reposition themselves to become more efficient and weather economic downturns.
When Will the FBI Search Hunter Biden's Home for Classified Documents?
We know Hunter has engaged in lots of mostly shady foreign deals, trafficking on his name and connections rather than his expertise, which has brought him millions of dollars. So, he has a motive for wanting access to certain classified documents.
Did a Democrat Leak the Biden 'Filegate' Scandal to the Press?
It’s plausible, given what we know – or at least what we think we know – about the sources of the information, the timeline and the widespread opposition to Biden running for president again.
A Quick and Easy Way to Grow the Workforce
The economy needs more workers; here's what government can do to encourage more seniors to work.
The Worker-Shortage Mystery Solved--Mostly
A Federal Reserve Bank paper explains why so many employers are still struggling to find workers.
We Have a Republican Speaker, but No Republican Plan to Speak Of
What specifically do Republicans plan to do now? Where’s their five-point or 10-point plan for tackling inflation or crime? What’s their plan for crimping Biden’s spending spree?
Joe Biden, Welfare King
Biden sees massive welfare spending for as many people as possible as a success, not a failure.
Senator Murphy Needs a Lesson in Family Decisions
Families, like Congress, must pay their bills. But they also make important decisions about controlling their spending, something Democrats don't want to do.
Republicans to Investigate Russian Environmental Influence Peddling That the Media Dismiss
We don’t know if the Russians are covertly funneling money to U.S. environmental groups, or any other U.S. groups for that matter—but it would be nice if we did know.
As Latin America Shifts Left, Oil Production Could Fall
The leftward turn of many Latin American governments is yet another reason why the Biden administration needs to end its war on U.S.-produced fossil fuels. Otherwise, the energy shortages facing Europe will find their way to the states.
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