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.
Russia to the EU: Getting Cold Enough Yet?
Germany doubles down on a bad bet: That Russia won't use oil and gas as a political weapon.
Note to Democrats: Voting Has Never Been Easier
Most states are working to ensure that voting is as easy and secure as it can be.
Time Again for the Annual "Obamacare's Doing Great!" Ruse
Obamacare has never lived up to Democrats' predictions, but you wouldn't know that from recent media stories about the latest enrollments.
Could the Coming 'Red Wave' Election Become a 'Red Tsunami'?
Biden appears hapless, confused and stymied. He won the presidential election not because of who he was, but because of who he wasn’t. And that means the November election might not only be a rejection of the president’s agenda – a red wave – but a rejection of the president himself.
The Energy Axis of Evil Grows--and Thrives
George Bush's Axis of Evil has grown and morphed into an Energy Axis of Evil, where several autocratic states produce and sell or buy energy that supports their political and economic mischief.
A Conservative's Guide to Conspiracies--and Conspiracy Theories
How should conservatives think about conspiracy claims? We know conspiracies exist — the Clinton-Steele Dossier proved that. But as a rule, be careful about attributing to conspiracy what can just as easily be explained by incompetence or stupidity.
What If Taxpayers Imposed 'Price Controls' on Congress?
The's a way to impose price controls on Congress to limit how much it costs taxpayers. It's called the budget sequester.
Texas and Other State Audits Should Restore Voter Confidence in Our Elections--But Will They?
With November midterm elections coming it’s critical that voters feel confidence in the basic accuracy and security of their state election systems. The really good news is that all the evidence so far indicates they can.
Mitch McConnell Should Win 2021's 'Politician of the Year'
McConnell got done what needed to be done—and with less drama than we’ve seen in the House. He limited the fiscal and political damage Biden’s agenda could have caused, and he bought some much-needed time on fighting Build Back Better.
Manchin's 'Intervention' May Have Saved the Democratic Party--For Now
Manchin demonstrated that a “moderate” Democrat can still make a difference and may have reduced the hit Democrats will likely take in the 2022 midterms.
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