Ed Morrissey

Ed Morrissey (born April 3, 1963) is an American conservative blogger, columnist, motivational speaker, and talk show host. He goes by the nickname Captain Ed and he currently lives in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. He wrote his original blog, "Captain's Quarters", from October 2003 to February 2008. He now works full-time as a blogger for Hot Air. and writes a column for The Week. He also participates in Bloggingheads.tv

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 was born April 3, 1963. He is based in Minnesota's Twin Cities and is part of the "Northern Alliance Radio Network", with ties to Power Line and Hugh Hewitt. Morrissey used to live in California. He is a practicing Roman Catholic.

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."

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