His opinion articles have appeared in the New York Sun, the New York Post, and the Daily Standard. He is married to the Roman Catholic writer Marcia Morrissey, of Patheos.
Morrissey started his blog in October 2003, basing its name on his nickname "Captain" Ed. ("Captain" is "just a nickname", not a rank.) It focused largely on politics, from a conservative viewpoint. The blog grew in popularity and readership. By 2007, the National Republican Senatorial Committee was calling Captains Quarters one of the five "best-read national conservative bloggers."
Steven Patrick Morrissey (born 22 May 1959), commonly known by his last name, Morrissey, or by his nicknames, Moz or Mozza, is a British singer, lyricist, and author. He rose to prominence as the lyricist and vocalist of the indie rock band The Smiths, which was active from 1982 to 1987. Since then, Morrissey has had a solo career, making the top ten of the UK Singles Chart on ten occasions.
Born in Davyhulme, Lancashire to a working-class Irish migrant family, Morrissey grew up in Manchester. As a child he developed a love of literature, kitchen sink realism, and popular music. Involved in Manchester's punk rock scene during the late 1970s, he fronted two punk bands, The Nosebleeds and Slaughter & The Dogs, with little success. Beginning a career in music journalism, he authored a number of books on music and film in the early 1980s. With Johnny Marr he established The Smiths in 1982, soon attracting national attention for their self-titled debut album. As the band's frontman, Morrissey attracted attention both for his intelligent, witty, and sardonic lyrics and his idiosyncratic appearance; deliberately avoiding rock machismo, he cultivated the aesthetic of a social outsider who eschewed drugs and embraced celibacy. The Smiths released five further albums – including the critically acclaimed Meat is Murder and The Queen is Dead– and had a string of hit singles. Personal differences between Morrissey and Marr resulted in The Smiths' separation in 1987.
Ed Morrissey @ The Presidential Conference, Jerusalem, June 2011, interviewed by Erielle Reshef
published: 23 Jun 2011
Hot Air's Ed Morrissey on Not-So-Radical Republicans and Life Outside the Beltway
Along with the anonymous "Allahpundit," Ed Morrissey is the key to the success of Hot Air, one of the biggest commentary and video sites on the glorious system of tubes we call the Internet. Day in and day out, Morrissey, who also hosts a web radio show and has recently started writing for The Week, weighs in on politics and culture from a center-right POV that is, he says, is getting more and libertarian out of deference to reality.
An L.A. ex-pat who landed in Minneapolis, Morrissey's rise to blog stardom exemplifies how new media has leveled the playing field and given everyone a shot at an audience. Earlier in the decade, Morrissey was working as the manager of a call center when he started the blog Captain's Quarters. The success of that site—he was even named The Week's "Blogger o...
published: 02 Feb 2011
Inhofe on the Ed Morrissey Show - EPW Report Shows New EPA Rules Will Cost More Than 800,000 jobs
To learn more please see www.epw.senate.gov/inhofe
published: 28 Sep 2010
'Going Red' author Ed Morrissey explains concept of his book
Ed Morrissey, author of "Going Red," discusses how he chose the seven counties that could help determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Morrissey offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 677. Video courtesy of CarolinaJournal.com.
published: 06 May 2016
Ed Morrissey at Michele Bachmann's Kill the Bill Rally.
Blogger Ed Morrissey speaks at Michele Bachmann's Kill the Bill Rally on the St. Paul Capital steps.
published: 15 Mar 2010
Ed Morrissey on Who Will Elect the Next President | The Daily Signal
Seven battleground counties in the United States will ultimately decide who our next president will be, writes Ed Morrissey in "Going Red." | http://dailysign.al/1MDP5YD
published: 18 Apr 2016
Tom Pyle speaks with Ed Morrissey on Hot Air
President of IER, Tom Pyle, spoke with Ed Morrissey on Hot Air about the impact President Obama's proposed energy taxes on the economy. In short, new energy taxes will kill jobs and cost billions.
published: 14 Sep 2010
UN Plaza: The Captain's Critique | Mark Leon Goldberg & Ed Morrissey [UN Plaza]
01:12 Ed explains conservatives' hostility to the UN
07:13 Can the UN handle baddies like North Korea, Iran?
16:10 The Oil for Food scandal
21:00 A concert of democracies as an alternative to the UN
30:52 Does the UN ensure US dominance
34:23 Do peacekeepers keep the peace?
Mark Leon Goldberg (UN Dispatch, Global Dispatches Podcast) and Ed Morrissey (Hot Air)
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Along with the anonymous "Allahpundit," Ed Morrissey is the key to the success of Hot Air, one of the biggest commentary and video sites on the glorious system ...
Along with the anonymous "Allahpundit," Ed Morrissey is the key to the success of Hot Air, one of the biggest commentary and video sites on the glorious system of tubes we call the Internet. Day in and day out, Morrissey, who also hosts a web radio show and has recently started writing for The Week, weighs in on politics and culture from a center-right POV that is, he says, is getting more and libertarian out of deference to reality.
An L.A. ex-pat who landed in Minneapolis, Morrissey's rise to blog stardom exemplifies how new media has leveled the playing field and given everyone a shot at an audience. Earlier in the decade, Morrissey was working as the manager of a call center when he started the blog Captain's Quarters. The success of that site—he was even named The Week's "Blogger of the Year" a few years back—led to a contract with the experimental Blog Talk Radio and, in 2008, the Hot Air gig. Morrissey still dials in from the Midwest, a location he says gives him a different perspective than many commentators in the BosWash corridor.
Morrissey recently talked to Reason's Nick Gillespie while visiting Washington, D.C.
Approximately 8 minutes. Filmed by Jim Epstein and Joshua Swain. Edited by Swain.
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Along with the anonymous "Allahpundit," Ed Morrissey is the key to the success of Hot Air, one of the biggest commentary and video sites on the glorious system of tubes we call the Internet. Day in and day out, Morrissey, who also hosts a web radio show and has recently started writing for The Week, weighs in on politics and culture from a center-right POV that is, he says, is getting more and libertarian out of deference to reality.
An L.A. ex-pat who landed in Minneapolis, Morrissey's rise to blog stardom exemplifies how new media has leveled the playing field and given everyone a shot at an audience. Earlier in the decade, Morrissey was working as the manager of a call center when he started the blog Captain's Quarters. The success of that site—he was even named The Week's "Blogger of the Year" a few years back—led to a contract with the experimental Blog Talk Radio and, in 2008, the Hot Air gig. Morrissey still dials in from the Midwest, a location he says gives him a different perspective than many commentators in the BosWash corridor.
Morrissey recently talked to Reason's Nick Gillespie while visiting Washington, D.C.
Approximately 8 minutes. Filmed by Jim Epstein and Joshua Swain. Edited by Swain.
Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions of this and all our videos, and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new content is posted.
Ed Morrissey, author of "Going Red," discusses how he chose the seven counties that could help determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Morrisse...
Ed Morrissey, author of "Going Red," discusses how he chose the seven counties that could help determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Morrissey offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 677. Video courtesy of CarolinaJournal.com.
Ed Morrissey, author of "Going Red," discusses how he chose the seven counties that could help determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Morrissey offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 677. Video courtesy of CarolinaJournal.com.
Seven battleground counties in the United States will ultimately decide who our next president will be, writes Ed Morrissey in "Going Red." | http://dailysign.a...
Seven battleground counties in the United States will ultimately decide who our next president will be, writes Ed Morrissey in "Going Red." | http://dailysign.al/1MDP5YD
Seven battleground counties in the United States will ultimately decide who our next president will be, writes Ed Morrissey in "Going Red." | http://dailysign.al/1MDP5YD
President of IER, Tom Pyle, spoke with Ed Morrissey on Hot Air about the impact President Obama's proposed energy taxes on the economy. In short, new energy tax...
President of IER, Tom Pyle, spoke with Ed Morrissey on Hot Air about the impact President Obama's proposed energy taxes on the economy. In short, new energy taxes will kill jobs and cost billions.
President of IER, Tom Pyle, spoke with Ed Morrissey on Hot Air about the impact President Obama's proposed energy taxes on the economy. In short, new energy taxes will kill jobs and cost billions.
01:12 Ed explains conservatives' hostility to the UN
07:13 Can the UN handle baddies like North Korea, Iran?
16:10 The Oil for Food scandal
21:00 A concert of d...
01:12 Ed explains conservatives' hostility to the UN
07:13 Can the UN handle baddies like North Korea, Iran?
16:10 The Oil for Food scandal
21:00 A concert of democracies as an alternative to the UN
30:52 Does the UN ensure US dominance
34:23 Do peacekeepers keep the peace?
Mark Leon Goldberg (UN Dispatch, Global Dispatches Podcast) and Ed Morrissey (Hot Air)
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Recorded on February 28, 2008
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01:12 Ed explains conservatives' hostility to the UN
07:13 Can the UN handle baddies like North Korea, Iran?
16:10 The Oil for Food scandal
21:00 A concert of democracies as an alternative to the UN
30:52 Does the UN ensure US dominance
34:23 Do peacekeepers keep the peace?
Mark Leon Goldberg (UN Dispatch, Global Dispatches Podcast) and Ed Morrissey (Hot Air)
Join the conversation on Bloggingheads.tv:
http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/1481
Recorded on February 28, 2008
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Along with the anonymous "Allahpundit," Ed Morrissey is the key to the success of Hot Air, one of the biggest commentary and video sites on the glorious system of tubes we call the Internet. Day in and day out, Morrissey, who also hosts a web radio show and has recently started writing for The Week, weighs in on politics and culture from a center-right POV that is, he says, is getting more and libertarian out of deference to reality.
An L.A. ex-pat who landed in Minneapolis, Morrissey's rise to blog stardom exemplifies how new media has leveled the playing field and given everyone a shot at an audience. Earlier in the decade, Morrissey was working as the manager of a call center when he started the blog Captain's Quarters. The success of that site—he was even named The Week's "Blogger of the Year" a few years back—led to a contract with the experimental Blog Talk Radio and, in 2008, the Hot Air gig. Morrissey still dials in from the Midwest, a location he says gives him a different perspective than many commentators in the BosWash corridor.
Morrissey recently talked to Reason's Nick Gillespie while visiting Washington, D.C.
Approximately 8 minutes. Filmed by Jim Epstein and Joshua Swain. Edited by Swain.
Go to reason.tv for downloadable versions of this and all our videos, and subscribe to Reason.tv's YouTube channel to receive automatic notification when new content is posted.
Ed Morrissey, author of "Going Red," discusses how he chose the seven counties that could help determine the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Morrissey offered these comments during an interview for Carolina Journal Radio Program No. 677. Video courtesy of CarolinaJournal.com.
Seven battleground counties in the United States will ultimately decide who our next president will be, writes Ed Morrissey in "Going Red." | http://dailysign.al/1MDP5YD
President of IER, Tom Pyle, spoke with Ed Morrissey on Hot Air about the impact President Obama's proposed energy taxes on the economy. In short, new energy taxes will kill jobs and cost billions.
01:12 Ed explains conservatives' hostility to the UN
07:13 Can the UN handle baddies like North Korea, Iran?
16:10 The Oil for Food scandal
21:00 A concert of democracies as an alternative to the UN
30:52 Does the UN ensure US dominance
34:23 Do peacekeepers keep the peace?
Mark Leon Goldberg (UN Dispatch, Global Dispatches Podcast) and Ed Morrissey (Hot Air)
Join the conversation on Bloggingheads.tv:
http://bloggingheads.tv/videos/1481
Recorded on February 28, 2008
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His opinion articles have appeared in the New York Sun, the New York Post, and the Daily Standard. He is married to the Roman Catholic writer Marcia Morrissey, of Patheos.
Morrissey started his blog in October 2003, basing its name on his nickname "Captain" Ed. ("Captain" is "just a nickname", not a rank.) It focused largely on politics, from a conservative viewpoint. The blog grew in popularity and readership. By 2007, the National Republican Senatorial Committee was calling Captains Quarters one of the five "best-read national conservative bloggers."
Censuring -- er, closing the tabs ...LOL. The House of Representatives voted to CENSURE Rep ... This is PATHETIC! ... Ed ... === ... Ed ... === ... Ed ... === ... === ... Ed ... === ... Ed ... https.//t.co/AA6iSoG15X pic.twitter.com/1wXlu8JRLV— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) March 6, 2025. Ed ... Ed ... Ed ... .
The latest episode of The Ed MorrisseyShow podcast is now up! Today's show features. ... The Ed Morrissey Show is now a fully downloadable and streamable show at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the TEMS...
Why Men Fight When All Is Lost... Ed ... Ed ... ... Ed ... Ed ... The Ed MorrisseyShow is now a fully downloadable and streamable show at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the TEMS Podcast YouTube channel, and on Rumble and our own in-house portal at the #TEMS page!. .
They professed even more shock when people scoffed at the argument that this was an affront to democracy and transparency. Advertisement ... GALLUP ... pretty much everyone ... https.//t.co/HZzgt7nofV— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) February 27, 2025 ... ... .
Also, the latest episode of The Ed MorrisseyShow podcast is now up! Today's show features ... The Ed Morrissey Show is now a fully downloadable and streamable show at Spotify, Apple Podcasts, the ...