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.
Trump's 15 Percent Corporate Tax Rate is the Kindest Cut of All
A 15 percent rate—which would be more like 18 to 19 percent with state taxes included—would make the U.S. a very attractive place to locate businesses.
Biden's Bad-Debate Excuse Tour Assumes Voters Are Stupid
Biden’s excuse tour is only reminding millions of voters of why they think he’s too old to be president for four more years.
Desperately Seeking Biden's Replacement and Finding ...Not Much
Biden and his family’s vanity and quest to remain in power, even though it’s clear to most voters he should step down, have put the Democratic Party in an awful position.
Biden's Immigrant Amnesty Scheme Will Cost Taxpayers Billions
Once legal, they will be eligible for certain benefits, including ObamaCare.
Russia Uses Chemical Weapons and No One Cares, Including Biden
Russia’s use of chemical weapons in Ukraine marks a major escalation and a signal to other dictators they can use chemical weapons and the UN, media and the U.S. will look the other way.
Could Trump's Conviction Help Him with Black Voters?
Trump is using the conviction to attract dollars and the sympathy vote. And it’s plausible that many Black voters, who have also felt targeted by the justice system, will respond positively.
Don't Let Washington Do to Airlines What it Did to Amtrak
Subjecting airlines to burdensome new regulations wouldn’t make air travel better. Rather, it would lead to higher costs, fewer routes and less-satisfied travelers.
Why the Public Thinks the Country Is in Recession
Consumers can’t ignore their own financial conditions. And these indicators are weighing heavily on voter confidence in the economy.
Senate Elections Could Decide the Presidency--or Vice Versa
It’s entirely possible that instead of the Democratic-leaning Senate races helping Biden win reelection, the presidential race will help Republicans take back the Senate.
We Need a 'Most Embarrassing Member of Congress' Award
If there were to be a vote over the most embarrassing member of Congress, it should be among the members and by secret ballot. That way, party members wouldn’t feel as compelled to defend their colleagues who are doing the indefensible.
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