Ethanol and the Iowa Caucus (Audio: Interview)
On 660 AM - The Answer's Mark Davis Show, Merrill Matthews discusses the upcoming presidential caucus in Iowa and its policy implications for ethanol subsidies and mandates.
Robert Pratt Reads "Twas the Week Before Christmas: Congress's Festive Omnibus Bill" (Audio: Interview)
Robert Pratt of "Pratt on Texas" reads Dr. Merrill Matthews' clever poetic tribute to Congress's end-of-year omnibus bill.
'Twas the Week Before Christmas Omnibus Poem (Audio: Interview)
Mark Davis, host of 660 AM - The Answer's Mark Davis Show, reads a poem by Dr. Merrill Matthews about Congress' festive omnibus bill, passed one week before Christmas.
What's Necessary For Security & What's Giving Government Too Much Power? (Audio: Interview)
In this interview with Steel on Steel’s John Loeffler, IPI research fellow Bartlett D. Cleland discusses the urgent need to protect U.S. critical infrastructure from domestic or foreign cyberattacks while balancing Americans’ right to privacy.
Who’s Right on Digital Privacy? (Audio: Interview)
During the Dec. 15 GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio sparred on the issue of electronic privacy and the NSA surveillance program. Tom Giovanetti discusses with Mark Davis of 660 AM The Answer the merits of encryption and digital privacy vs security.
Should You Be Able To Buy Junk Food with Food Stamps? (Audio: Interview)
In this interview with KMED’s Bill Meyer, IPI’s Merrill Matthews discusses whether we should be making welfare more comfortable or uncomfortable for recipients in this manner.
Will Democrats Force Health Insurers to Stay in Obamacare's Failing Exchanges? (Audio: Interview)
It is an embarrassment for the ACA if health insurers are forced out of Obamacare’s exchanges because of losses, IPI’s Merrill Matthews tells "Janet Mefferd Today." Will Democrats force the insurers to stay and sell in the exchanges?
In Fighting Terror, Maintaining the Balance Between Liberty and Security (Audio: Interview)
IPI president Tom Giovanetti talks to 660 AM – The Answer’s Mark Davis about new debates regarding electronic privacy and security in the wake of the horrific Paris terror attacks.
VA's Ongoing Problems Benefit Politicians, Unions To Detriment of Veterans, Taxpayers (Audio: Interview)
Not much has changed in the Veterans Administration 18 months after news of its scandal first broke. And while veterans would enormously benefit from having vouchers for private insurance or even be enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan, the politicians and unions benefitting from the status quo make such reforms unlikely.
The Real and Long-Term Effects of the Minimum Wage (Audio: Interview)
Merrill Matthews discusses with WAVA's Don Kroah in Washington DC the real and long-term effects of the minimum wage, plus how not much has changed for veterans in the broken VA system 18 months after its scandal broke.