https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2013/01/13/piers-morgan-fileted/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:58:01 -0400<![CDATA[Ben Shapiro’s satisfying dismantling of Piers Morgan on CNN over the issue of gun control has been getting some of the plaudits it deserves. Morgan is, as Ben says, a bully of the first water, a man whose delight in mud slinging was too much even for the bottom-feeding British tabloid the Daily Mirror, which fired him for publishing fake photos of British soldiers supposedly abusing Iraqi prisoners.  Morgan is one of those liberals whose unshakable self-infatuation compels him to treat disagreement as a sort of moral heresy. His contemptuous—and contemptible—treatment of his guests makes for intermittently entertaining, if also cringe-making, television. But as Ben demonstrates, Morgan&#8217;s habit of contempt renders him a pathetic, deeply unserious mountebank.]]>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:42:03 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2013/01/13/piers-morgan-fileted-n117292