Edward Morrissey
Edward Morrissey has been writing about politics since 2003 in his blog, Captain's Quarters, and now writes for HotAir.com. His columns have appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Post, The New York Sun, the Washington Times, and other newspapers. Morrissey has a daily Internet talk show on politics and culture at Hot Air. Since 2004, Morrissey has had a weekend talk radio show in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area and often fills in as a guest on Salem Radio Network's nationally-syndicated shows. He lives in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota with his wife, son and daughter-in-law, and his two granddaughters. Morrissey's new book, GOING RED, will be published by Crown Forum on April 5, 2016.
Latest articles by Edward Morrissey
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Congress almost rises to the occasion. Almost.
opinion Can both houses of Congress push a stimulus deal across the finish line before it's too late?
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The Tea Party case for the Trump stimulus
opinion This is a different kind of economic crisis
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What Joe Biden still needs to prove
opinion He seems to be winning by default, not skill or argument. Can Bernie Sanders turn this around?
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Fidel Castro was the biggest Super Tuesday loser
opinion Turns out sympathizing with oppressive regimes is not a winning campaign strategy in America
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CPAC feels the Bern
opinion The conservative conference this year is dedicated to the threat of Bernie Sanders
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Has Trump solved his biggest 2016 campaign problem?
The Explainer His campaign seems more organized than in 2016. Democrats should be worried.
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Why moderates should think twice about Klobuchar
opinion Is Klobuchar really the true counter to Trump in 2020?
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Trump's State of the Union was surprisingly conventional
opinion The king of chaos plays it cool
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Did John Bolton actually do Trump a favor?
opinion There's more than one way to think about the Bolton impeachment bombshell
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The impeachment rules fight is another blowup in the slow destruction of Congress
The Explainer We have spent the last 20 years coming to an inevitable war between Republicans and Democrats in the Beltway
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Did Trump bet 2020 on Iran?
opinion The controversial Soleimani strike has created a war within the GOP that could cost Trump the election
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Mitch McConnell outmaneuvers the Democrats — again
opinion The Senate majority leader has expertly turned the Clinton impeachment trial against the opposition
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An impartial Senate? Come on.
opinion Mitch McConnell is right. Impeachment is an entirely political process, and voters will have the last word.
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Did the inspector general vindicate Comey — or Trump for firing him?
opinion The former FBI director needs to stop his victory lap
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Democrats' impeachment desperation
opinion What exactly was the point of Wednesday's House Judiciary hearing?
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Same schtick, different debate
opinion Why the fifth Democratic debate is unlikely to change any voters' minds
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Why the Democrats' impeachment hearings have a politics problem
opinion If they don't make the sale — and make it quickly — this will look like just another partisan Beltway food fight
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Will Democrats impeach their way to a 2020 loss?
opinion Polling suggests it's not at all clear that the House impeachment inquiry is a political winner
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The Democrats' impeachment process has a credibility problem
opinion Even if Pelosi can make the process appear fair, it's probably a lost cause
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Conservatives need to wake up to the threat of big business
opinion The GOP should take a note from the left and get on the anti-trust train
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The utter insignificance of the Democratic debates
opinion Did voters actually learn anything new Tuesday night?
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Why Senate Republicans may decide impeaching Trump is actually the safer option
opinion It might be more dangerous to keep him in office than to show him the door
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Democrats aren't helping themselves by attacking Bill Barr
opinion The attorney general is being treated as guilty by association
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Will Democrats come to regret their impeachment push?
opinion Nancy Pelosi's Rubicon moment
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