Republicans have been pushing a health care reform idea that is unlikely to work--at least the way the health insurance system is currently structured. Sen. Ted Cruz and most Republicans include the health care reform idea of allowing people to purchase health insurance across state lines, often listing it first, which is a problem, IPI's Merrill Matthews tells KMED's Bill Meyer. "Allowing people to buy a health insurance policy available to residents of another state might be helpful, but it's not a panacea--and it might not achieve anything," warns Matthews.

In the battle for Iowa's Democrats, Hillary Clinton isn't doing much better than Bernie Sanders, a socialist. In a chat with WAEB's Bobby Gunther Walsh, IPI's Merrill Matthews discusses the ideological battle for the United States.

In the battle for Iowa's Democrats, Hillary Clinton isn't doing much better than Bernie Sanders, a socialist. In a chat with WAEB's Bobby Gunther Walsh, IPI's Merrill Matthews discusses the ideological battle for the United States.

IPI's Merrill Matthews joins Mark Davis on 660 AM The Answer to discuss his Wall Street Journal op-ed pointing out how the political times are changing if an ethanol subsidy opponent such as Sen. Ted Cruz can lead in the presidential polls in Iowa without having to pander to the state's corn farmers. In the interview, Matthews explains why ethanol mandates such a bad idea for not only consumers and their cars, but also for the environment.

IPI's Merrill Matthews joins Mark Davis on 660 AM The Answer to discuss his Wall Street Journal op-ed pointing out how the political times are changing if an ethanol subsidy opponent such as Sen. Ted Cruz can lead in the presidential polls in Iowa without having to pander to the state's corn farmers. In the interview, Matthews explains why ethanol mandates such a bad idea for not only consumers and their cars, but also for the environment.

Robert Pratt of "Pratt on Texas" reads Dr. Merrill Matthews' clever poetic tribute to Congress's end-of-year omnibus bill.

Robert Pratt of "Pratt on Texas" reads Dr. Merrill Matthews' clever poetic tribute to Congress's end-of-year omnibus bill.

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.

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.

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. Cleland says both security and privacy can be achieved without sacrificing either, and a strong partnership with the private sector should be the goal, rather than imposing new regulations and mandates that are all but guaranteed to erode our liberties.