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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Want to fix the Oscars? Ban speeches.
opinion They're boring, they're long, they're political — who needs them?
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How Twitter and Facebook are weaponizing mob mentality
The Explainer By trying to control users, social media platforms are only doing more harm than good
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Trump is trying to use the Pyongyang playbook on Iran
The Explainer Will it work?
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Sheriff Trump eats dirt
opinion Our hero didn't exactly ride off into the sunset ...
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Trump's surprisingly conventional Supreme Court pick
opinion Kavanaugh carries the least amount of risk for Trump, and perhaps the greatest reward
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Our wonderful, frustrating, dynamic, messy American republic
opinion We do not celebrate perfection on Independence Day — we celebrate the right and the responsibility we have to keep pursuing it
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Why America's judges should stay out of gerrymandering
opinion Leave this one to the politicians
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What was Trump thinking?
opinion Immigration helped Trump win in 2016. It may cause the GOP to lose in 2018.
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It's way too soon to draw conclusions from the Trump-Kim summit
The Explainer The meeting was historic, but its true significance will only become clear with time
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Why conservatives foolishly embraced Roseanne
opinion Put not your trust in Hollywood princes, conservatives
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Why Trump is right to demand answers on the FBI 'informant' fracas
opinion It may well be that nothing untoward happened. But we won't know unless we investigate it.
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Are conservatives finally ready to accept legalized sports betting?
opinion Orrin Hatch isn't. But he may be among the lone holdouts.
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America's appalling about-face on refugees
opinion Why is America breaking its word to tens of thousands of refugees?
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The foolish race to declare victory in Korea
opinion It's a lot easier to see the many ways this process could fail than the few in which this effort could succeed
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You're not Facebook's customer. You're Facebook's product.
opinion Of course your data got ripped off. That's the whole point.
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Settle down, Democrats
opinion 3 reasons not to overreact to the Democrat's narrow Pennsylvania win
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Sam Nunberg is a loose cannon
The Explainer What the heck is he doing?
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The DACA stalemate is forever
opinion Without a deadline, nothing is ever going to get done on immigration
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How will CPAC grapple with Trump-era conservatism?
opinion Will populism prevail at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference?
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Conservatives usually hate big government. Why are they cheering Trump's food-stamp overhaul?
opinion This is a puzzling flip of the political script
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Is a budget deal finally within reach?
The Explainer Congressional leaders say they're close, but one can't be blamed for being skeptical
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Why Trump's first State of the Union speech will resonate with voters
opinion Most State of the Union addresses come and go. This one might actually have staying power.
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How Democrats lost the shutdown fight
opinion What on Earth were they thinking?
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Democrats are way too cocky over 2018
opinion You know what they say about pride going before the fall ...
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