'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.
Obama Kills Keystone XL (Audio: Interview)
In an interview with KLIF's Grant Stinchfield, IPI's Dr. Merrill Matthews says it's no surprise that the Obama administration has officially killed the Keystone XL, regardless that phases of the Keystone pipeline have been running for years with no problem, and even the State Department has reported the project would do no harm to the environment and would also create jobs. So can anything be done to revive the project?
Rejecting Keystone XL Mars Obama's Presidential Legacy (Audio: Interview)
Tom Giovanetti tells the Don Kroah Show that President Obama’s killing the Keystone XL will cloud his presidential legacy and show him to be a leader unwilling to work with Congress on anything.