
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? By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 How Twitter and Facebook are weaponizing mob mentalityThe Explainer By trying to control users, social media platforms are only doing more harm than good By Edward Morrissey Published The Explainer
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 Trump is trying to use the Pyongyang playbook on IranThe Explainer Will it work? By Edward Morrissey Last updated The Explainer
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 Sheriff Trump eats dirtopinion Our hero didn't exactly ride off into the sunset ... By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 Trump's surprisingly conventional Supreme Court pickopinion Kavanaugh carries the least amount of risk for Trump, and perhaps the greatest reward By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 Our wonderful, frustrating, dynamic, messy American republicopinion We do not celebrate perfection on Independence Day — we celebrate the right and the responsibility we have to keep pursuing it By Edward Morrissey Last updated opinion
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 Why America's judges should stay out of gerrymanderingopinion Leave this one to the politicians By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 What was Trump thinking?opinion Immigration helped Trump win in 2016. It may cause the GOP to lose in 2018. By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 It's way too soon to draw conclusions from the Trump-Kim summitThe Explainer The meeting was historic, but its true significance will only become clear with time By Edward Morrissey Published The Explainer
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 Why conservatives foolishly embraced Roseanneopinion Put not your trust in Hollywood princes, conservatives By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 Why Trump is right to demand answers on the FBI 'informant' fracasopinion It may well be that nothing untoward happened. But we won't know unless we investigate it. By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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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. By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 America's appalling about-face on refugeesopinion Why is America breaking its word to tens of thousands of refugees? By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 The foolish race to declare victory in Koreaopinion It's a lot easier to see the many ways this process could fail than the few in which this effort could succeed By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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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. By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 Settle down, Democratsopinion 3 reasons not to overreact to the Democrat's narrow Pennsylvania win By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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 Sam Nunberg is a loose cannonThe Explainer What the heck is he doing? By Edward Morrissey Published The Explainer
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 The DACA stalemate is foreveropinion Without a deadline, nothing is ever going to get done on immigration By Edward Morrissey Last updated opinion
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 How will CPAC grapple with Trump-era conservatism?opinion Will populism prevail at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference? By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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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 By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
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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 By Edward Morrissey Published The Explainer
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 Why Trump's first State of the Union speech will resonate with votersopinion Most State of the Union addresses come and go. This one might actually have staying power. By Edward Morrissey Last updated opinion
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 How Democrats lost the shutdown fightopinion What on Earth were they thinking? By Edward Morrissey Last updated opinion
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 Democrats are way too cocky over 2018opinion You know what they say about pride going before the fall ... By Edward Morrissey Published opinion
