The Ed Morrissey Show

Have we reached a critical stage in debt and a failure of American leadership? Peter Grandich says that the expansion of debt in both personal and institutional spheres are reaching levels where options for solutions are rapidly disappearing. We are now routinely adding $2 trillion to the national debt every year at the same time Americans are escalating their secured and unsecured debt beyond cap...

Can't anyone read a memo? Andrew Malcolm and I have lots of fun deconstructing the terrible way the media covered the latest missive from the Vatican. Did it actually change anything? We also discuss the war in Ukraine, and I try and fail to give Andrew a new Christmas-based title.

The Poison Ivies presidents got universally shredded for their contemptuous and contemptible testimony last week. How did the New York Times frame it? Andrew Malcolm and I discuss the latest chapter of Republicans pouncing. Plus we also discuss what Christmas songs are the worst, and why none of them are "All I Want for Christmas is You."

Was 1999 the last great year for American cinema? Christian Toto and I discuss his reasoning behind that claim, while I mainly whine about "American Beauty." (It's awful and I'm right.) We talk about what's missing from Hollywood in recent years, and where we may find it in the next few weeks. We also discuss whether a new set of films this year signals a turning point in the fight against cancel...

Many of us have expressed shock at both the grotesque and barbaric October 7 attacks by Hamas, as well as the rush to embrace Hamas' cause on the streets and college campuses of America. Harley Lippman, a member of boards at both Columbia and Yale as well as an executive committee member for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, shares the shock but reminds us of the history involved. We d...

Why would Andrew Malcolm have tagged along on Henry Kissinger's honeymoon? The Prince of Twitter talks about the latest story of his storied career at RedState. We also discuss what he learned from the Newsom-DeSantis debate, and why media consumers need to know that journalists are actively suppressing news for their own social-justice goals.

A rising tide of violence and campaign of intimidation against Jews keeps escalating. In Philadelphia, a mob targeted a Jewish-owned business, while angry activists demanded a terrorist 'intifada revolution' in New York City. A.J. Kaufman, managing editor of the Tri-Cities Business Journal, discuss the new climate of a very old hatred, and what may come next.

The 2024 election cycle may be deja vu in more ways than one. Andrew Malcolm talks about the nagging familiarity he's feeling already, and we discuss whether either party will be able to change directions. We also discuss the media coverage of the Gaza war, and more!

How did the Washington Post fumble its integrity twice in the last week? Andrew Malcolm and I discuss what happened to our friend Michael Ramirez, a two-time Pulitzer winning editorial cartoonist, when critics smeared his cartoon of a specific Hamas leader as "racist." They're also still pushing the "Gazan health officials" dodge too. Plus, we talk about the changing nature of the GOP presidential...

Did abortion sink Republicans in last week's elections? Michael J. New of the Charlotte Lozier Institute and National Review says the media have overblown the impact, especially in Virginia. We talk about the necessity for Republicans to get a unified approach on the issue and learn how to campaign on it positively.

The media wants to make mass shootings about guns. Andrew Malcolm argues that this is a diversion from the real issue: mental illness, We talk about the Lewiston shooter, the Nashville shooter earlier in the year, and the controversy over her suppressed manifesto. We also discuss the war in Gaza and the ominous portents around next year's election.

Who knew Andrew Malcolm is a Swiftie? We discuss his VIP column praising the pop superstar for her hard work and integrity, The same cannot be said for the New York Times and the rest of the mainstream media in covering the war Hamas started with Israel.

The American media almost all fell for a Hamas lie .... but only the New York Times won't report the story accurately six days later. Andrew Malcolm and I discuss the latest infuriating Bif Misinformation moment from the people who love to lecture on that topic, and try to drill down to why the media seems to love Hamas propaganda. Also, do we have two major parties or do we have four? And for a b...

What's the difference between reporting and "journalisming"? Andrew Malcolm and I delve into why that's important after the horrific Hamas massacres in Israel. Are they connected to the pro-massacre demonstrations at some of the nation's most prestigious colleges?

As the world waits for the upcoming ground operation in Gaza, Jeff Dunetz of Lidblog.com gives us background and updated information on the war. We discuss the big political reshuffle that led to the unity government, the effects of the mass mobilization, and the media coverage that has descended into farce at times.

Israel found itself in its worst war in 50 years, and Joe Biden still can't be found. Andrew Malcolm and I discuss two successive days of pre-noon "lids" at the White House, and the terrible way in which the media rushed to blame Israel for Hamas' barbaric attacks on civilians. The unseriousness of Biden and the media afflicts Congress as well.

What's it like to be immortal -- but still human? Breitbart's John Nolte explores that question in his new novel Borrowed Time, and talks with me about his process and his ambition for moving into apolitical fiction. We also discuss the state of the entertainment industry and the necessity of conservatives to engage it.

What lessons can we learn from 20 years in the free-speech battleground? The first lesson is that we're losing ground on it, as Andrew Malcolm and I discuss. What started off as a free market has rapidly turned into an exercise in government/Big Tech control and intimidation.  We also discuss the GOP debate, the five-alarm fire that wasn't on Capitol Hill, the GOP's circular firing squad, and...

"What is truth?" The same question that blinded Pilate has done the same to modern culture. In his new book, "The War on Men," Dr. Owen Strachan diagnoses the destruction wrought by the nihilistic sexual revolution and trans ideology, especially on men. We discuss the theological and practical issues surrounding traditional male roles and biology and why women should read this book with a careful...

An attempt to reach out to Russian youth may end up alienating Catholics in central and eastern Europe from Pope Francis. Veteran Vaticanista Francis X. Rocca of The Wall Street Journal joins me to discuss his report on pushback coming to the Vatican from those Catholics who remember Soviet domination much better than the pontiff apparently does. We discuss Pope Francis' blind spot when it comes t...

Robert Menendez remains defiant, but is anyone listening? Andrew Malcolm and I discuss Menendez's stunning defense and its utter lack of credibility. We also marvel at the Washington Post's repudiation of its own poll and why they're doing so. How much longer can the Protection Racket Media circle the wagons around Joe Biden?

Why does Medicare pay two different rates for the same procedures? Dr. Richard Kube of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute of Peoria, Illinois explains how government sets incentives that eliminate patient choice and forces independent providers to pack up. Thirteen years after ObamaCare, the problems are only getting worse -- but some common sense changes could at least start us on the path of rea...

What has gotten into our governing elite these days? Andrew and I discuss sex scandals involving three politicians and what it says about our low expectations these days. We also wonder how Bob Dole and Daniel Inouye could get into a suit for decades, and then wonder why John Fetterman needs and exception. Did Mitt Romney have a point in his retirement?

Does Michelle Luhan Grisham have the authority to suspend the Constitution? Andrew Malcolm and I debate next steps in New Mexico, as well as Joe Biden's absence from 9/11 anniversary commemorations. Is the White House afraid to put him out in public, or do they just not care about the anniversary of the deaths of 3,000 Americans? Plus, Andrew delivers a verdict on fruitcake, and discusses the rush...

Two years after the Taliban takeover, ISIS is now also resurgent -- and insurgent in Afghanistan. Andrew Malcolm and I discuss the failures of American policy and execution that led to these outcomes and the silence of the media. We also discuss a new essay at the Free Press that exposes the Academia-Media corruption around climate change. Plus, Andrew discusses his beautiful essay at Red State ab...