While the White House is downplaying a federal judge's decision Tuesday night to keep in place a hold on President Barack Obama's executive amnesty order, IPI's Merrill Matthews said he's not surprised by the latest ruling. In this interview with World News Group's Jim Henry, Matthews said the administration misled the judge about accepting amnesty applications before the hold order went into effect.

In some states it's easier to get food stamps than a job. Merrill Matthews talks with Houston's KTRH morning host Matt Patrick about steps the state of Texas should take to rein in welfare fraud and abuse, and discusses which state program is the source of the biggest problems.

Ted Cruz famously called for abolishing the Internal Revenue Service in his announcement to run for president. Dr. Merrill Matthews discusses on WINA's Schilling Show whether eliminating the agency is possible, explaining that any kind of attempts to downsize the IRS must first start with downsizing the tax code.

Republicans are downsizing the IRS budget, but more even more could be done if it were not for the ridiculously complicated U.S. tax code. Tax reform and simplification needs to be one of Congress's top priorities, says Dr. Merrill Matthews on WAVA's Don Kroah Show.

Merrill Matthews talks with KMED's Bill Meyer about Ted Cruz's candidacy for president, taking a close look at whether his pledge to abolish the IRS is realistic, even under a streamlined flat tax or national sales tax structure.

Frustration is coming to a head over the monstrously complicated tax code, and comprehensive tax reform is desperately needed. But even if a White House hopeful who campaigns on tax reform wins in 2016, what are the chances of real reform happening? Are calls for a streamlined tax code just a popular campaign platform for conservative politicians, or would they be serious about it once in office? Merrill Matthews discusses all these questions and more with WGTK's Joe Elliott.

Ted Cruz has thrown his hat into the 2016 presidential race, and he wants to abolish the IRS. But is that possible? Dr. Merrill Matthews says downsizing the agency is at least possible through fundamental tax reform.

Every president wants fast track authority for trade agreements. Unless they're a Democrat and on the campaign trail, says Dr. Merrill Matthews.

Washington has never made fraud prevention a major focus, so when fraud arises, the government blames tax preparation software. In this interview with WAVA's Don Kroah, Tom Giovanetti discusses how massive a problem tax fraud is, who is really responsible, and how to reduce fraud--including through meaningful tax reform.

IPI resident scholar Merrill Matthews, Ph.D. discusses the recent Supreme Court case King vs. Burwell, but also points out two major health care ironies since the implementation of Obamacare: Health care spending has dramatically risen, and high deductible health plans have actually become more of the norm.