Ed Morrissey has been writing about politics since 2003 in his blog, Captain's Quarters, and now on HotAir.com, where he blogs and hosts a talk show. He is a columnist for The Week and The Fiscal Times, and his writing has appeared in the Washington Post, the New York Post, The New York Sun, the Washington Times, and other newspapers. A former weekend radio host in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area, Morrissey often guest hosts Salem Radio Network's nationally syndicated shows and on the Relevant Radio Network. His new book, Going Red: The Two Million Voters Who Will Elect the Next President -- and How Conservatives Can Win Them is must reading for all conservatives.
Recent Stories By Edward Morrissey:
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Why Republicans Can’t Cure Their Obamacare HangoverAugust 17, 2017
With repeal and replace dead at the moment, Republicans in Congress and in the White House now have to make a choice in how to deal with Obamacare. Do they attempt to manage it as best as possible,...
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Here’s Medicare for All: Long Wait Times, Fewer Doctors, and Huge Tax HikesAugust 10, 2017
Fresh off his surprisingly close challenge of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 primaries – and her ignominious defeat in the general election – Bernie Sanders has emerged as the leader of progressive...
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Did The New York Times Overreact to a White House Job Posting?August 3, 2017
Did the Trump administration signal a sharp change in direction for enforcement of affirmative action provisions within the Department of Justice? Or did a newspaper misread a job posting and leap to...
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Democrats Have One Big Idea in Their ‘Better Deal’ That Should Worry the GOPJuly 27, 2017
Democrats intended to make a stronger connection with average Americans with their new 2018 election slogan. Instead, they may have just made them nostalgic – and hungry. Slogans aside, one key part...
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Do Public Universities Really Favor the Upper Middle Class?July 20, 2017
A college education has always been described as an investment in the future – for students, and more broadly, for American society. Parents and students alike have already begun questioning the...
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Why a Bipartisan Health Care Compromise Is Simply a DelusionJuly 13, 2017
Senate Republicans bought themselves a little more time this week to deliver on their top agenda item, repealing and replacing Obamacare. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to trim two weeks off...
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A New Republican Agenda Is Taking Shape—and It Means Tax IncreasesJuly 6, 2017
Has the Republican strategy of tax cuts as a supply-side stimulator expired? Fiscal conservatives may have found themselves marginalized in the tax discussion, thanks to the election of Donald Trump...
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Why Medicaid Expansion Could Be Bad News for Poor AmericansJune 29, 2017
On November 9th, 2016, the road to repealing Obamacare looked relatively simple. Republicans won surprise victories in the presidential and Senate elections while maintaining a comfortable majority...
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The Only Person Who Can Bring Down Trump Is Sitting in the Oval OfficeJune 8, 2017
Former FBI Director James Comey is testifying on Capitol Hill today and giving the most anticipated Senate testimony in decades. Broadcasters and cable networks are covering what Comey says about his...
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Comey Returns to Capitol Hill – But Will His Credibility?June 8, 2017
On Thursday morning, former FBI director James Comey returns to a very familiar forum and a very familiar conundrum. Comey will testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee about his observations...
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3 Ways to Pass Health Care and Tax Reform — What’s the GOP’s Magic Number?June 1, 2017
The Senate has proven a frustrating institution for many a president. Donald Trump hardly qualifies as an exception, even though the new president has had some good fortune – in the form of Harry...
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Trump’s 2018 Budget: F in Math, A in ProvocationMay 25, 2017
“It’s a billion here and a billion there,” The New York Times once observed of the federal budget in 1938, “and by and by it begins to mount up into money.” Eighty federal budgets later, the unit of...