Merrill Matthews

The author argues that the Democratic Socialists of America's political platform contradicts the U.S. Constitution, making it impossible for their members to truthfully take the required oath of offic...

President Trump’s tariff policies have faced criticism for failing to reduce the trade deficit, hurting U.S. businesses, and providing insufficient revenue to offset the federal deficit.

President Trump’s tariff policies have faced criticism for failing to reduce the trade deficit, hurting U.S. businesses, and providing insufficient revenue to offset the federal deficit.

President Trump has issued an executive order trying to limit or stop the practice of “birth tourism.” Many commentators, politicians and the media

It may be hard for the Gen Z crowd to accept, but there was a time when Republicans in Congress believed in fiscal responsibility — restraining government spending and working to limit federal debt.

It may be hard for the Gen Z crowd to accept, but there was a time when Republicans in Congress believed in fiscal responsibility — restraining government spending and working to limit federal d

Merrill Matthews argues that Sen. Bernie Sanders’ “Medicare for All” proposal deceptively seeks to replace the highly-rated existing Medicare program with a centralized, governmen…

President Trump’s administration directed $50 million in federal funding toward accelerating research into psychedelic treatments like psilocybin to help combat the rising number of U.S. adul…

Author Merrill Matthews argues that the Trump administration’s claim that economic growth can offset the $40 trillion federal debt is dishonest, citing a GAO report that projects debt will gr…

Trump administration economists' latest debt-reducing mantra is a throwback from 15 years ago. It might have worked back then.