The Ed Morrissey Show

The purloined draft by Samuel Alito on the SCOTUS abortion case has created a political and legal earthquake. Reason.com legal analyst Josh Blackman walks us through the minefields.  Duane Patterson and I discuss the political ramifications, plus break down the stunning NY Times leak on US intel targeting Russian generals in Ukraine.  Rebecca Dow talks to me about her GOP primary campaig...

Fr. Robert Sirico discusses his new Regnery book, "The Economics of the Parables," his Gospel-based defense of the free market. The co-founder of the Acton Institute also parries attempts to cast the Bible as "proto-socialist."  Andrew Malcolm and I deconstruct the Biden administration's Disinformation Governance Board, review Biden's own relationship to truth and...

Is restoring American energy independence as easy as rescinding an EO? It's a start, but Chuck Yates explains that's all it is. Policy instability and industry setbacks have kept capital out of the oil and gas industries, and the "windfall profit" claims are mythical. The oil/gas expert gives us a look at the complex issues behind the US decline in production and what can be done...

Lead plaintiff Leslie Manookian of Health Freedom Defense Fund and lead attorney Brant Hadaway discuss their winning case against the CDC's Mask Mandate. They will fight this all the way to the Supreme Court, but will the Biden administration fight it? Andrew Malcolm and I discuss the sale of Twitter to Elon Musk, the collapse of CNN+, and whether America's tired of its gerontocracy. Plus,...

The new film "Father Stu" tells the inspirational story of Fr. Stuart Long. His friend Father Bart Tolleson takes us deeper into Fr. Stu's life and work.  Sarah Stogner, a candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, briefs us on her upcoming runoff primary against Wayne Christian and the real impact (or not) of Biden's flip-flop on oil leases.  Phil Kerpen returns to e...

Longtime print and TV reporter Bernard Goldberg launches his new "No BS Zone" podcast and explains why mainstream media is failing the country.  Andrew Malcolm discusses his cultural dislocation, media hypocrisy over Elon Musk's attempt to buy Twitter, and what's so disturbing about watching the Easter Bunny take charge of Joe Biden.  Regnery author Rebekah Koffler talk...

Duane Patterson and I look at Russia's big setback in the Ukraine war – the destruction of its Black Sea flagship Moskva. Putin might be heading for a bigger disaster with Finland; can he survive NATO expansion to within a stone's throw of Murmansk?  FREOPP.org's Avik Roy delves deeply into the inflation reports and analyzes all the ways in which we arrived here. Can we esca...

Amber Athey discusses her cancellation at WMAL over a Kamala Harris/UPS joke and what it says about corporate courage. Andrew Malcom joins me again to discuss Boris Johnson's stirring tour of Kyiv, and the lack of leadership on Ukraine by the Biden administration. Plus, my latest SRN/Townhall commentary!

Donald Trump grabbed the early headlines with his exclusive interview at the Washington Post. Why speak now? Both Duane Patterson and AJ Kaufman discuss the war in Ukraine and the failing incrementalist approach adopted by Joe Biden and the West. We also talk about the Russian energy trap, AOC, and more!

Judicial Watch wins a battle against discrimination in California's courts, and Tom Fitton and I talk about the broader implications. Andrew Malcolm returns to discuss the dangerous perception of Joe Biden's unreadiness and look at the failure of WMAL to defend their host from a nonsense criticism over a tweet. Plus, Putin's propaganda outlet drops the masks on Russia's genocidal a...

Hudson Institute scholar Michael Doran takes us inside the convoluted diplomacy of Joe Biden's attempts to cut a new deal with Iran. Is he planning to cut and run from the region – leaving Russia and China to run it? Plus, Duane Patterson and I review Ketanji Brown Jackson's performance at her Senate confirmation hearing and talk about the surprising Ukrainian successes near Kyiv and...

Five for Fighting leadman John Ondrasik discusses his new single, "Can One Man Save the World," and his views on leadership in a perilous world. We also discuss ongoing efforts for exfiltration out of Afghanistan and more.  Andrew Malcolm joins us to cover the death of journalists in Ukraine, media bias in American political coverage, and more. Plus, my latest SRN/Townhall Commentar...

What is the hallmark quality of Joe Biden? A complete lack of strategic thinking, as Duane Patterson and I discuss in the context of Iran, Russia, Ukraine, and even COVID-19.  Also, former ambassador and congressman Francis Rooney discusses the need to develop a containment policy on Russia and offers suggestions on what that might entail. 

Can the Christian churches of the world force Russia to return to peace? Wall Steet Journal Vaticanista Francis X. Rocca joins me from Rome to take a look at where the Holy See stands now.  Andrew Malcolm casts a critical eye on Joe Biden's performance in the Ukraine crisis as well as the media coverage of it.  And National Review's David Harsanyi wonders when Congress will awake...

Did Kamala Harris accomplish anything in Poland? About as much as Nancy Pelosi accomplished in Washington, Duane Patterson argues.  CEI's Dr. Joel Zinberg argues that we need an accounting of COVID funds already allocated before appropriating more excess funds, and Christian Toto and I discuss the Oscars and all of the potential in woke comedy.

Why is Joe Biden hitting up America's Nuttiest, Foreign Opponents for oil rather than, say, Texas? National Review's Jim Geraghty discusses Biden's suck-up to the Saudis as well as Nicolás Maduro, who also holds six American oil execs hostage.  Andrew Malcolm discusses why Joe Biden's not all there, and also where Anthony Fauci went the last couple of weeks.

Duane Patterson helps deconstruct a jam-packed week with an up-to-the-moment analysis of the war in Ukraine. Will Putin face a revolt among Russian Orthodox clerics? And what did Macron tell us about where this war will go? We also talk about Joe Biden's disconnect from political reality in the State of the Union speech and how much even his followers have noticed.  Plus, Michelle Easton...

Why has the Russian Orthodox church lined up with Vladimir Putin in the war on Ukraine? Fr. Marcel Guarnizo knows the players and the game. King Banaian joins us to discuss the sanctions and their economic power against Russia, and Andrew Malcolm scores the media coverage and gives us the skinny from CPAC.

Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Vladimir Putin has made clear his ambitions to reclaim empire status. Both Duane Patterson and AJ Kaufman discuss the implications for the US and the world, and AJ also mulls over whether Democrats can wake up in time from their progressive-majority mythology. Plus, Texas' "Lady Godiva of the Oilfields" Sarah Stogner joins me...

Putin enters Ukraine – sort of. Andrew Malcolm discusses that and the progressive-majority mythology blinding Democrats at home.  Salena Zito reports from The Middle of Somewhere about the cultural disconnect between Washington and the rest of America and about Mike Rowe's cultural influence.  Myra Kahn Adams returns to talk about the upcoming Shroud of Turin exhibit at the Mus...

Duane Patterson and I have fun with Wordle, Joe Biden's latest mangled memory, and the crisis in Ukraine.  Jason Riley joins us to discuss his new book, "The Black Boom," and how Joe Biden's economics will prove disastrous for the working class.

If you bet on the Super Bowl's celebrity mask hypocrisy, Andrew Malcolm and I have your winnings. We also look at the hard lessons ahead for all sides on Ukraine.  Author Ryan S. Walters tells us why we should take a new look at Warren Harding in his Regnery book, "Jazz Age President," and Phil Kerpen discusses the coming end of federal vaccine and mask mandates.

Inflation hit a new 40-year high, and Duane Patterson unpacks that and the blue-state move to unmask.  FIRE's Robert Shibley discusses the worst ten college campuses for free speech and the Ilya Shapiro controversy at Georgetown.  Myra Khan Adams discusses her new Bible study based on her long series of Townhall columns, plus my own view on the end of the pandemic!

Former Ambassador Richard Grenell gives us an inside look at the Ukraine crisis and why Joe Biden's "third Obama turn" has set the US and NATO up for failure. Grenell assesses the performance of the State Department under Antony Blinken and tells why a robust America First policy helped keep Russia in check.  Peter Grandich takes a look at the latest jobs report and the massive...

Duane Patterson returns to talk about the breaking news of the special forces op that took out ISIS's global leader and analyzes the rot at CNN that the Jeff Zucker scandal exposes.  Pacific Legal Foundation's Daniel Dew previews the SCOTUS fight over EPA water regulations in a return grudge match in Sackett v EPA.  Plus, Townhall columnist Jonathan Emord explains why non-citizen...