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.
What They Aren't Telling You in That Crime-Reduction Happy Talk
While crime may be down or flat in some categories, that may be because the criminals have found a more lucrative and safer way to practice their profession--shoplifting.
Harris's Agenda Mirrors the Democratic Socialists of America
While it’s possible that Harris would disagree with some DSA sub-points, it’s undeniable that she agrees, or has agreed, with the socialists on their major themes.
Biden Criticizes Mexico's Judicial Reforms Even as He Does the Same
Both Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and his Morena party and Biden and Democrats say the current judicial system is a threat to democracy. But what they really want is a high court that kowtows to progressive demands.
What 'Evangelicals for Harris' Gets Terribly Wrong
The admonition is for Christians, either individually or as a group (i.e., the church), to give of their own time and resources to help the poor. Voting for Kamala Harris does not fulfill that obligation.
Swing-State Senate Races Looking Bad for Trump's Election
If current polls are accurately reflecting swing-state voters’ choices for their respective Senate candidates, those leads will likely determine those states’ choice for president.
For Democrats, 'Freedom' is Just Another Word for Mandate
Convention speakers waxed eloquent on the freedom theme. But it was mostly a marketing ploy. They know Americans revere their God-given and constitutional freedoms and want to preserve them. So, Democrats are couching everything they want to do in the guise of freedom.
Voters Have to Elect Kamala to Find Out What She'll Do
She promised she would provide more detail in the coming months. Perhaps Democrats would prefer she stick with her detail-free campaign.
Are You Ready for 'Kamalanomics?'
There are many as-yet unannounced policy positions, and you can be sure they all will give the government much more control over our choices and our lives. But Harris will likely stick to unoffensive platitudes as long as voters, and especially the media, don’t demand specifics.
Iran Seeks to Influence US Presidential Election--for Kamala Harris
The fact that Iran already secretly funnels money to numerous organizations implies the Iranians have a well-established international network of money launderers and could easily direct funds to key pro-Hamas protesters in the U.S
Biden's Plan to Venezuela-ize the US Supreme Court
It is extremely unlikely that Biden’s reforms will pass. Some proposals would need legislation, which the current House of Representatives won’t pass. Other reforms would need a Constitutional amendment, which would be even harder to get through.
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