Michael Morris
MRC Free Speech America Director

Michael B. Morris, Esq. has been MRC Free Speech America Director since November 2022. Prior to 2025, he also served as MRC Business Director. Before that, he served as MRC Free Speech America & MRC Business Managing Editor starting in January 2022. He first was MRC Free Speech America & MRC Business Associate Editor starting in October 2019.

Michael began his employment with the Media Research Center as Assistant Editor for Commentary at CNSNews.com in August 2014. In 2015, he was promoted to Commentary Editor for CNSNews.com and was responsible for soliciting and editing commentary for CNSNews.com's commentary section.

Michael is a graduate of Regent University School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctorate. While attending Regent University School of Law, he served as Republican National Lawyer Association Regent University School of Law Chapter Vice Chair of Membership from September 2012 through April 2014 and on Regent University School of Law’s Honor Council during his 2L and 3L years. He also interned for then-Congressman J. Randy Forbes in 2012.

He is also a graduate of Indiana Wesleyan University, where he earned a double major in Political Science/Pre-Law and Economics. While earning his undergraduate degrees, Michael interned for then-Congressman, now former Vice President Mike Pence in 2010.

He was born and raised in Indiana, and he now lives in the suburbs with his wife near Washington, D.C.

Michael Morris | November 18, 2025

Public trust in news media has reached a record low, with a majority of Americans expressing little to no confidence in legacy elitist media like newspapers, TV and radio. Despite this distrust, these same media sources remain influential,…

Michael Morris | October 28, 2025

The 21st annual Free Speech Week marked a pivotal moment in America’s push toward reinvigorating free speech principles, hailed by the Media Research Center (MRC). The late Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, was posthumously awarded for…

Michael Morris, Dan Schneider | October 24, 2025

In the current climate of shifting political landscapes, MRC celebrated the importance of free speech by honoring Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk with the 2025 MRC Free Speech Award. Amid debates over Big Tech's liability under Section 230…

Michael Morris | October 10, 2025

AI chatbots, including ChatGPT and Meta AI, buried and downplayed former President Donald Trump's role in negotiating a recent Israel-Hamas peace deal, often crediting multiple parties instead. Despite Trump's announcement of the deal as part of…

Michael Morris | October 7, 2025

Google's refusal to change its censorship policies has caught the attention of free speech advocates and politicians. In response to allegations of content moderation influenced by the U.S. government, Google offered no new admissions or changes…

Michael Morris | September 25, 2025

In recent years, the left has shifted the Overton window away from America's founding ideals by manipulating the media and engaging in censorship. Recent events surrounding the murder of Charlie Kirk have sparked debates about the limits of free…