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 | April 4, 2025

The Biden administration appears to have been leveraging AI for a leftist agenda, as evidenced by comments from then-V.P. Kamala Harris suggesting AI can forecast opinions based on input data. Highlighted studies show AI bias in chatbot…

President Donald Trump’s administration has taken action on two Biden-era initiatives revealed by MRC Free Speech America to have been targeting Americans’ constitutionally protected speech.

Michael Morris | March 28, 2025

President Trump's second term highlights ongoing battles over free speech, particularly in the digital realm. Texas proposes an anti-meme bill that threatens free speech, while Maryland's "No Moore" account faces political backlash. Pro-free…

Michael Morris | March 21, 2025

A study by MRC Free Speech America highlights Wikipedia's bias, particularly in its portrayals of Trump administration nominees. The analysis shows how Wikipedia unfairly edited pages of political figures like now-Secretary of Defense Pete…

Michael Morris | March 14, 2025

MRC Free Speech America report highlights the alarming level of government censorship during the Biden administration, with 57 initiatives targeting free speech. These initiatives involved collaboration with Big Tech, funding of censorship groups…

President Joe Biden and his administration spent four years continuously attacking the First Amendment and the free speech rights enshrined by the nation’s Founders. 

The Biden administration’s censorship efforts ran the gamut from…