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.
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.
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.
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