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Congress will get its vote on the war with Iran

Congress is set to vote on a funding bill for President Trump's war with Iran, which has been met with criticism due to its unilateral initiation and...

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

The SAVE America Act isn’t worth ending the Senate filibuster

President Trump is pushing to end the Senate filibuster in order to pass the SAVE America Act, but there is no evidence to support his claims of voter...

17.03.2026 8

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Fudging the numbers: Trump’s economy is not what he claims — or wants

President Trump's economic claims in his State of the Union address are not supported by economic statistics, as the U.S. has lost jobs, experienced...

10.03.2026 4

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Transgender surgery versus female genital mutilation for minors

Forty-one states have laws prohibiting female genital mutilation, but only 27 states ban gender-affirming care for minors, with the American Society...

03.03.2026 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

5 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s tariff smackdown

The U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling against President Trump's use of tariffs was a victory for the U.S. Constitution, with Chief Justice John Roberts...

24.02.2026 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

3 cheers for the anti-tariff House Republicans

Six House Republicans voted with Democrats to repeal President Trump's tariffs against Canada, reasserting the Constitution's provision that the power...

17.02.2026 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Is immigration reform now possible?

President Trump has closed the border, making comprehensive immigration reform legislation possible, but it needs to be bipartisan and include a path...

03.02.2026 40

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Have we kissed the Fourth Amendment goodbye? 

The Trump administration's use of administrative warrants and rough-and-tumble ICE enforcement tactics are creating negative voter perceptions and...

27.01.2026 20

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Why patients don’t care about health care prices

The U.S. health care system is unable to progress in pricing transparency due to the fact that most patients do not have a financial incentive to care...

30.12.2025 8

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Are you a ‘principled’ conservative? 

Principled conservatives adhere to time-tested principles, such as the U.S. Constitution, fiscal responsibility, and free enterprise, while liberals...

23.12.2025 20

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Those justices are not fools 

The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case challenging President Trump's tariff authority, with the Solicitor General arguing that the tariffs are...

11.11.2025 7

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

How Republicans can make health care affordable

Lawmakers are in a standoff over whether to extend ObamaCare subsidies, with Republicans proposing reforms to reduce health care spending and...

04.11.2025 8

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Takeaways from the Trump-Reagan-Canada free trade spat 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford ran an ad highlighting President Ronald Reagan's support for free trade, which resulted in retaliation from President Trump,...

28.10.2025 6

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

What Democrats never understood about ObamaCare 

The Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) was passed with disregard for basic actuarial principles of insurance, leading to rising costs and a "death...

07.10.2025 7

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Fed packing is no better than court packing 

President Trump and his administration are attempting to influence the Federal Reserve Bank's interest rates by attempting to remove Fed governors, a...

26.08.2025 8

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

How the ‘tech titans’ can save Social Security 

Silicon Valley elites believe AI will generate massive wealth and propose using it to fund a universal basic income, but a better solution is to...

19.08.2025 7

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Trump wants to make the census count 

President Trump has proposed a new census that would not count undocumented people, which has been met with criticism from Democrats and the media,...

12.08.2025 7

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Trump should keep the ‘zero-to-zero’ tariff policy on pharmaceuticals 

President Trump has imposed a 15 percent tariff on most items in a trade agreement with the European Union, with pharmaceuticals excluded pending an...

29.07.2025 9

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

What you missed at the socialism 2025 annual conference 

The Socialism 2025 conference in Chicago featured a variety of extreme views, including calls to dismantle the United States, and a biennial...

15.07.2025 7

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Why Democrats don’t care about most health care fraud 

Democrats oppose efforts to audit Medicaid and ObamaCare coverage to identify ineligible beneficiaries, despite evidence of widespread fraud and the...

08.07.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Live updates: Thune says Republicans have deal to pass megabill; Trump heads to 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he thinks he has a deal with Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) to pass President Trump’s “big,...

01.07.2025 10

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Trump’s economists say the darndest things 

Trump's economists, including Stephen Miran, have been trying to defend the president's tariffs by arguing that foreign companies will lower their...

01.07.2025 20

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Trump shouldn’t import socialist price controls 

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has proposed a "Most Favored Nation" pricing plan to lower the cost of prescription drugs, but it would...

10.06.2025 8

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Congress should grow a backbone and reclaim tariff authority

Congress must reclaim its constitutional authority over tariffs, as President Trump's use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)...

03.06.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

No repeat of Biden: A medical panel must oversee presidents' annual physicals 

In an era of growing public skepticism of a president's health, it is time for the annual physical to be performed by a panel of independent...

27.05.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Are you sure you want government to ‘Make America Healthy Again’?

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is pushing for the CDC to stop recommending communities fluoridate their public water systems, despite the American Dental...

06.05.2025 8

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Religious colleges and seminaries must stand with Harvard

The Trump administration has sent Harvard University a five-page list of demands, including giving the government a veto over all hiring and...

29.04.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Jerome Powell's Fed won’t rescue Trump from his tariff mess 

President Trump is trying to force Jerome Powell, the Republican Federal Reserve Bank Chairman, to lower interest rates, but Powell is standing firm...

22.04.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Tax events that changed the course of history

Tax day has changed history, with examples including the Rosetta Stone, Julius Caesar's progressive policies, Caesar Augustus's tax on beards and Lady...

15.04.2025 20

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Remember when Republicans were tax cutters? No more. 

President Trump has imposed the largest tax increase since 1982 through his tariffs, which will cost U.S. taxpayers $258.4 billion this year alone and...

08.04.2025 9

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The impact on US elections if Canada and Greenland were states

If Canada and Greenland were to become states, Democrats would likely gain a significant advantage in both the House of Representatives and the...

18.03.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Comparing Putin’s military aggressions with Hitler’s 

Russian President Vladimir Putin's desire to reclaim the territory of the former USSR and his aggressive military buildup and propaganda efforts are...

11.03.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

For sale by owner: Federal office buildings can help the housing crisis 

The Trump administration is considering selling or canceling leases on thousands of empty federal buildings to help solve the dual problems of a...

04.03.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Trump's taunting of Canada will pay dividends: Bill O'Reilly

“Those of use who live in the real world — not the ideological, crazy world — we know it’s just hyperbole."

11.02.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

A quick way to cut $1 trillion in federal spending 

President Trump suggests that state governments should have primary responsibility for handling disasters, and cutting federal taxes would allow...

11.02.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Trump’s astonishingly wrongheaded notions about trade and tariffs

President Trump's obsession with the U.S. trade deficit is misplaced, as trade balances don't matter and tariffs are a tax increase on U.S....

04.02.2025 7

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

Can we at least put a stop to ‘birth tourism’? 

President Trump's executive order attempting to stop "birthright citizenship" faces an uphill battle in the courts, but Americans can agree that the...

28.01.2025 20

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

The red state in Californians’ future 

The recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area have led to thousands of Californians considering moving to red states with lower taxes and cost of...

14.01.2025 10

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor

The amazing story behind the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’ 

The Rev. John Newton's hymn "Amazing Grace" has become a national hymn, uniting people of all walks of life and reflecting the Christian view of...

31.12.2024 8

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Merrill Matthews, Opinion Contributor