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.
Progressives Threaten Democracy When Pushing for More Executive Orders
Progressives push expansions of presidential executive orders that bypass Congress even as they claim duly passed election-reform laws threaten democracy.
The Real Question: Should Florida Have Given Disney Perks in the First Place?
There's a better way to attract companies to a state: a stable, low-tax and -regulatory environment that benefits all businesses.
Biden's Policies Have Me Soooo Confused
Biden's domestic policies are a hot mess of contradictions and confusion; here's just a few of them.
Can Democrats Avoid 2022 'Death Wish' by Getting Tough on Crime?
Bronson’s character in “Death Wish,” Paul Kersey, put fear in the hearts of thugs and criminals. Today, the November election is putting fear in the hearts of Democrats precisely because they have refused to put fear in the hearts of violent thugs and criminals.
The Biden Pattern: One Bad Policy Leads to Another
What's a little world hunger if Biden can lower gasoline prices before the November election?
The Energy Axis of Evil: The Evolving World of Energy Markets
If countries outraged by the invasion of Ukraine want to take a stand against Russia by refusing to buy its oil and natural gas, there may be enough supply and demand among autocratic countries to create a viable, long-term market.
Change Needed to Make Medicine Faster and Cheaper
It is time to ensure that seniors have the same no-cost access to vaccines as the rest of the population, ensuring they can live out those retirement years without unexpected costs.
Media on the Clinton Scandal: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
The mainstream media now know many of the unseemly facts. Yet they are conducting interviews with Hillary Clinton, without bringing up the campaign’s unethical, and perhaps potentially illegal, actions.
Clearing Up Media Confusion About the Fed's Interest Rate Increases
How will raising the fed funds rate affect average consumers?
Will Kamala Harris Rank as One of the Worst VPs in History?
It is often said that a presidential candidate’s first major decision is choosing a vice presidential running mate. Biden’s first big decision was Kamala Harris, and it’s been pretty much downhill for them—and the country—ever since.
Total Records: 1735
