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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Is Nancy Pelosi's speakership over?
opinion Pelosi may hold the speaker's gavel, but she has lost her grip on her caucus and on the agenda
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How a heartland governor could be Democrats' route to victory in 2020
The Explainer Trump won't lose to a Washington insider, so a purple state governor like Colorado's John Hickenlooper could be just the ticket
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How walking away from Kim Jong Un strengthens Trump's hand
opinion Trump has established more credibility in this relationship — and in future talks
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Congress' feigned shock over Trump's national emergency is pretty rich
opinion It's going to be tough for Congress to argue in court that it's concerned about its constitutional privilege after decades of ignoring it
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Amy Klobuchar's presidential campaign is doomed
opinion People want passion and fire from their presidential candidates, not pleasantries and snowflakes
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Trump's grand occasion for score-settling
opinion Calling for cooperation while bashing the opposition is what every president does in a State of the Union
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Why Trump's immigration compromise is a shrewd move
opinion How long can Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats hold out in the shutdown standoff?
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Why the Catholic Church's anti-populist crusade is doomed
feature How can Catholicism cure populism before it cures itself?
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America's forever standoff
opinion There will never be a border compromise
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Why Democrats and Republicans love to fight about immigration
opinion The topic of immigration serves both parties better in a fight than in a deal
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Trump's desperate hunt for a new chief of staff
opinion The president's pick to replace John Kelly will reveal a lot about how he plans to approach the next two years
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The Democrats' 2020 field is overrun by Washington insiders
opinion Biden? Kerry? Clinton? This is not the way to win against Trump.
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Mia Love's ominous warning for the GOP
opinion She's right: Republicans can no longer afford to ignore America's minorities.
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Republicans' Arizona debacle
opinion This is a big red flag for the GOP
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The GOP's Midwestern peril
opinion The Midwest delivered Trump the presidency in 2016. Will it cost him re-election in 2020?
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Arizona's blue moment
opinion The Grand Canyon State is on the verge of electing a Democrat to what was once a safe GOP Senate seat
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Are Democrats about to blow it in Minnesota?
opinion If they're not careful, Democrats are going to make Minnesota awfully nice for Republicans come November ...
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Democrats' bad bet on Beto
opinion Why not spend money on some candidates who actually might have won?
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Florida's political hurricane
opinion Hurricane Michael is bearing down on the Nov. 6 midterms ...
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Why Democrats won't win the Senate
opinion Bob Menendez, Brett Kavanaugh, and the death of Democrats' Senate dreams
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The Rod Rosenstein drama isn't over yet
The Explainer Stop the roller coaster ride, I want to get off
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Brett Kavanaugh and America's vanishing presumption of innocence
opinion Maybe the Supreme Court nominee is guilty. But until it's proven beyond a reasonable doubt, we must presume he's innocent.
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Time for an intervention at the Vatican
opinion To end decades of sexual abuse and cover-ups, the faithful must oversee the Catholic Church
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The futility of the Kavanaugh hearings
opinion This whole charade is pointless — and embarrassing
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