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.
The State of the Union and the Allure of Price Controls
The left thinks it can plan and control human behavior and the economy, yet Biden's State of the Union address will likely reveal that the economy is not going as planned.
Note to Biden: The US Can't Export Renewable Energy to Our Energy-deprived Allies
The best way to ensure that U.S. wells are producing and that oil and natural gas are available at home or abroad at reasonable prices is if there is a sustained, robust international demand for energy. Not only does our economy depend on it, our, and our allies’, national security depends on it.
Russia's Minuscule Economy: The Mouse That Roars
Russia has a large, strong military but a small, weak economy—much smaller than you might think, given its belligerence.
Biden Could Lower Prices by Ending Trump's Tariffs
President Biden is desperately looking for ways to address his inflation problem by lowering prices. Eliminating most or all of President Trump's tariffs would be a good start.
The Conservative Case for Nominating a Black Woman to the Supreme Court
Conservatives should be supporting the nomination of a Black woman to the Supreme Court and holding any potential criticisms until they see whom Biden names.
Unionization Would Make Congress Even More Costly and Inefficient
Even though many elected Democrats proudly pronounce their strong support for unions, the last thing they – or the public – want is a more costly, more demanding and less efficient Hill staff.
What You Thought You Knew About Climate Change Models but Were Afraid to Say
Leftist politicians and environmentalists want to spend trillions of taxpayer dollars based on climate models whose creators concede are still a work in progress.
Note to the Sages of Sacramento: States Can't Do Single Payer
There are reasons why states have so much trouble creating a state-based, single-payer health care system. But that doesn't keep California legislators from trying—and failing.
The Other Progressive Income Tax and How It Robs Seniors
It’s unlikely a spend-happy Congress will eliminate the benefits tax anytime soon, even if it does rob seniors of some of the benefits they deserve. Indeed, the bigger threat is Congress making it worse.
Med School Goes Full Woke
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