Latest articles by Edward Morrissey
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Why the GOP must push for entitlement reform now
feature A rare consensus among all Americans gives Republicans a chance to put the nation on firmer financial footing
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It's still all about the economy
feature Bin Laden's death swamped an anemic economic report. That's bad news for America — and for Obama's chances of re-election
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We can get the rest of al Qaeda, too
feature The crisis of confidence caused by Bin Laden's death is the bigget blow America could deliver against radical Islam
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Why Koran burning deserves First Amendment protection
feature Sen. Lindsey Graham and others want to ban this legal form of protest. They're wrong
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The FCC needs to open up about LightSquared
feature A politically-connected company that wants to build a massive 4G internet network seems to have benefited from some curious favors from the feds
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Get a firearm
feature Law enforcement simply cannot ensure that all the people are alright all of the time. The solution? Buy yourself a gun
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What Uncle Sam could learn from the Catholic Church
feature We absolutely ought to have a safety net for the very needy — but it won't come cheap
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Why Edward Snowden's motives matter
feature Some analysts are being far too quick to dismiss the question of why Snowden leaked so much classified information
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The West's response to Russia: Limp, little, and late
opinion A sleepwalking America seems to be drifting weeks behind events on the ground in Crimea
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What it's like to cover the papal conclave
feature And what the conclave says about the future of the Catholic Church
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Sex can't explain the culture war
opinion Pope Paul VI was right: Family matters
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The media's double standard on criticizing the children of famous people
opinion What Elizabeth Lauten did to the Obama girls was wrong. But she's hardly a pioneer in this transgression.
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Government should get out of the marriage business
feature And the Supreme Court certainly shouldn't overrule the will of the millions of California voters who backed Proposition 8
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A federal bailout for Detroit is a terrible idea
feature The Motor City is in need of deep structural changes — and a lifeline from Uncle Sam would set a dangerous precedent for other debt-bloated cities
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The George Zimmerman trial: Justice, tragedy, and the law
feature Criminal trials take place in an environment of law, not justice. Verdicts often don't meet our standards of justice. But they usually meet our standards of law.
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Aaron Sorkin's misguided assault on the media
opinion The famed screenwriter is unhappy that news outlets are publishing emails leaked by hackers. But that's what the media do.
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Microsoft to the ObamaCare rescue?
opinion The new point man for Healthcare.gov is a veteran of the tech world
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Gun control has failed this country
feature In the wake of the Aurora theater shootings, it's best to stick to the facts in the debate about gun control: Namely that restricting guns doesn't stop violence
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Harvard's ObamaCare hypocrisy
opinion The school's policy experts are all for changing the health care system — until their own costs rise
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The Catholic case for military strikes in Iraq
opinion Pope Francis has called on the world to stop "unjust aggression" in Iraq. He's right.
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The true Christmas challenge: Be a pilgrim, not a tourist
opinion Don't get lost in the holiday bustle. Believe.
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Saint for the ages
feature Like all men, Pope John Paul II was flawed. But his faith, love and dedication make him more than deserving of beatification
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The NSA, David Miranda, and the inevitability of power abuses
opinion Left unchecked, power will always get used in arbitrary ways, often in areas that have little to do with national security and more to do with political agendas
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Thanks, Donald Sterling, for reminding us that racism isn't dead yet
opinion What we can learn from the controversy surrounding the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers
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