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Author: Merrill Matthews

Attorney General Bondi wants a letter of support from me. No way.

Posted on January 20, 2026January 20, 2026 by Merrill Matthews

Attorney General Pam Bondi is reportedly hitting a rough spot with President Trump. So, Department of Justice employees have started reaching out to various conservative organizations seeking praise and support. One Department of Justice staffer reached out to me. It’s not going to happen.

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What US oil CEOs know about Venezuela that Trump doesn’t

Posted on January 13, 2026 by Merrill Matthews

Heading into the home stretch of what looks like a challenging midterm election, President Trump is pressuring U.S. oil companies to rush into Venezuela and ratchet up the pumping in an effort to lower the price of oil — and therefore the price of gasoline. But reports indicate that oil-company CEOs aren’t that interested. That’s because their top priority is their companies’ economic survival, not Trump’s political survival.

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President Trump: Globalist, interventionist, nation-builder

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Merrill Matthews

Many of President Trump’s MAGA and America First base — especially some of his most public supporters — hoped he would be pulling back on American interventionism in other countries. But as president, Trump has become a globalist, an interventionist — some might say a war monger. 

And now he plans to become a nation-builder as well. 

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Why patients don’t care about health care prices

Posted on December 30, 2025December 30, 2025 by Merrill Matthews

In the vast majority of cases, when a person goes to a doctor or hospital or walks up to a pharmacy counter, someone else — an employer, health insurer or government — is paying most or all the cost. That system once spurred former Sen. Phil Gramm (R-Texas) to claim that if he paid for groceries the same way we pay for health care, he would eat better and so would his dog.

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For many years, our health care blog was the only free enterprise health policy blog on the internet. Then, when the NCPA closed its doors, the health blog stopped as well.

During this five-year hiatus no one else has come forward to claim the space. So, my colleagues and I have decided to restart the blog in connection with the Goodman Institute. We invite you and others to use this forum to share your views.

John C. Goodman,

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