Clare Morell
Senior Policy Analyst
Clare Morell is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she directs EPPC’s Technology and Human Flourishing Project. Prior to joining EPPC, Ms. Morell worked in both the White House Counsel’s Office and the Department of Justice, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors.
Clare Morell is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she directs EPPC’s Technology and Human Flourishing Project. Prior to joining EPPC, Ms. Morell worked in both the White House Counsel’s Office and the Department of Justice, as well as in the private and non-profit sectors.
At the Department of Justice, Ms. Morell worked as an Advisor to Attorney General Bill Barr. As part of her work for the Attorney General, she helped oversee the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice and served as Editor of the Commission’s final report. A major focus of the Commission’s report was the challenges that Big Tech’s end-to-end encryption presents to law enforcement for gaining lawful access to crucial intelligence in criminal investigations, like domestic terrorism, as well as human and drug trafficking crimes. Ms. Morell also supported the Attorney General’s work on Section 230 reform as one of his main priorities.
Prior to her role with the Office of the Attorney General, Ms. Morell worked on judicial nominations for the White House Counsel’s office and monitored all nominations data to create high-level presentations for briefing White House leadership. From her experience, Ms. Morell brings an intimate knowledge and understanding of how policy is advanced within the Executive Branch of the federal government, particularly in the Department of Justice and the White House.
Ms. Morell has had opinion pieces published in the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Newsweek, the Washington Examiner, National Review, American Affairs Journal, Deseret News, The Federalist, Public Discourse, WORLD Magazine, the Washington Times, and the Daily Signal.
Ms. Morell received a B.S.F.S. from Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, where she majored in Science, Technology, and International Affairs. She graduated summa cum laude and received the Edmund A. Walsh Award for academic achievement in international law. She also is proficient in Spanish.
Ms. Morell lives with her husband and sons in Washington, D.C.
Clare Morell on the Dangerous Link Between Social Media and Pornography for Children
November 18, 2023 | Family Policy Matters Radio
Clare Morell on Regulating Big Tech
October 23, 2023 | UNC-Chapel Hill
On October 23, EPPC Senior Policy Analyst Clare Morell participated in a livestreamed debate with Reason.com Senior Editor Robby Soave…
Clare Morell on Facebook
September 12, 2023 | Archangel Radio
On September 12, 2023, Senior Policy Analyst Clare Morell appeared on LA Catholic Morning to discuss how Facebook harms children
Clare Morell on Internet Age-Verification Regulations
Sepember 7, 2023 | Federalist Society
On September 7, Senior Policy Analyst Clare Morell participated in a Federalist Society webinar examining the complex legal and ethical…
VIDEO: Clare Morell: The Impact of Threads
July 19, 2023 | EWTN
Clare Morell appeared on EWTN News to discuss the impact of centralizing social media platforms.
Clare Morell on Age Verification
June 20, 2023 | Archangel Radio
On June 20, 2023, Senior Policy Analyst Clare Morell appeared on LA Catholic Morning to discuss age verification in states.
VIDEO: YWA Leader Call with Clare Morell
May 9, 2023 | Concerned Women for America
Clare Morell with Concerned Women for America
VIDEO: Clare Morell on imposing age restrictions on social media.
May 2, 2023 | EWTN
Clare Morell appeared on EWTN to discuss imposing age restrictions on social media.
INTERVIEW: 5 Questions With Family Studies: Clare Morell on Utah’s Social Media Law
April 17, 2023 | Institute for Family Studies
On March 23, 2023, Governor Spencer Cox of Utah signed two pieces of legislation into law, known together as the “Social…
VIDEO: The U.S. Should Ban TikTok
April 4, 2023 | Firing Line Debate at Yale
On April 4, 2023, EPPC’s Senior Policy Analyst Clare Morell debated Reason’s Elizabeth Nolan Brown on the question of whether…
VIDEO: Terrible Tech: Social Media and the Growing Threat to Minors | Texas Policy Summit 2023
March 4, 2023 | Texas Public Policy Foundation
On March 4, 2023, EPPC’S policy analyst Clare Morell joined the Texas Public Policy Foundation on a panel to discuss…
VIDEO: Clare Morell on WILKOW!
October 24, 2022 | WILKOW!
On October 24, EPPC Policy Analyst Clare Morell joined the WILKOW! show to discuss the censorship of conservative viewpoints by…