Matt Welch
Matt Welch | |
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Born |
Matthew Lee Welch July 31, 1968 Bellflower, California[1] |
Alma mater | UC Santa Barbara |
Occupation | Journalist, political commentator |
Political party |
Unaffiliated |
Spouse(s) | Emmanuelle Richard |
Website | http://mattwelch.com/ |
Matthew Lee "Matt" Welch (born July 31, 1968) is an American blogger, journalist, and libertarian political pundit.[2][3]
Early life
Welch was born on July 31, 1968 in Bellflower, California. He was raised in Long Beach, California.[1] He graduated from UC Santa Barbara in the class of 1990.
Career
In 2007, he wrote a portrayal of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain from a libertarian perspective. In McCain: The Myth of a Maverick,[4] Welch argued that a McCain presidency would advance a statist agenda.[5][6][7][8] Through a FOIA request, Welch obtained a copy of McCain's War College thesis which, based on his experience as a POW, argued for the teaching of US foreign policy to military recruits."[9]
Since 2008, he has been the editor-in-chief at the monthly libertarian journal, Reason.[10] From 2006 to 2007, he was an editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times.[11] In the late 1990s, he wrote for Tabloid.Net, along with Tim Blair and Ken Layne, now a writer for Gawker.[12] In the mid-1990s, he was one of the founders of the Prague-based newspaper Prognosis.[13]
Welch researched the effects of UN sanctions against Iraq, often criticizing the reporting of others.[14][15][16] Commentator Mike Rosen praised his research as "yeoman's work."[17] Welch earned the award for "Best Entertainment Review/Criticism/Column" in the 53rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, hosted by the Los Angeles Press Club, for his work, "Bailing Out Big Brother: Media criticism goes from rebelling against media oligarchs to handing them a lifeline."[18]
In 2011, Matt Welch co-wrote The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America with Reason.tv Editor Nick Gillespie.[19] He has become a frequent commentator on cable news shows, and was co-host of the Fox Business Network current events and political discussion show, The Independents.
Personal life
Welch is married to journalist Emmanuelle Richard, and they have two daughters. A lifelong Los Angeles Angels fan, Welch is a frequent commenter on Halos Heaven.[20]
Publications
- Blogs
- Books
- McCain: The Myth of a Maverick, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 ISBN 0-230-60396-3
- The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America, Public Affairs, ISBN 1-58648-938-0
References
- 1 2 "Career Advice". Mediabistro.
- ↑ Welch, Matt. "Reason magazine articles". Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ Matt Welch – A Libertarian Critique of John McCain (2008-02-01). "Matt Welch – A Libertarian Critique of John McCain Video". Mefeedia.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ McCain (0230603963) WELCH – Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave-usa.com. 2006-11-06. Archived from the original on ?. Retrieved 2009-06-11. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "The Myth of a Maverick, by Matt Welch". Ontheissues.org. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ "BuzzFlash Review: McCain: The Myth of a Maverick (Hardcover)". Buzzflash.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ "W. James Antle III on McCain: The Myth of a Maverick on National Review Online". Article.nationalreview.com. 2007-11-29. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ "Bill Moyers Journal . Mickey Edwards and Matt Welch on McCain | PBS". PBS<!. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick, David D. (2008-06-15). "In '74 Thesis, the Seeds of McCain's War Views". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
- ↑ ""The Myth of a Maverick": Matt Welch on GOP Frontrunner John McCain". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ "Reason Magazine – Staff > Matt Welch > Hit & Run Posts". Reason.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
- ↑ Welch, Matt. "Tablod.net". Archived from the original on June 10, 2013.
- ↑ Jacques Poitras. "Prague Reverb". Medium.
- ↑ "Reason Magazine – The Politics of Dead Children". Reason.com. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
- ↑ Welch, Matt (2002). "Iraqi death toll doesn't add up". National Post. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
- ↑ "The Iraqi babies scam is still alive". Archived from the original on 2003-09-04.
- ↑ Rosen, Mike (2002-03-15). "U.S., U.N. not to blame for deaths of Iraqis". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2002-04-14.
- ↑ "Radley Balko Named "Journalist of the Year," Reason Wins Three Other First Place Prizes at the Southern California Journalism Awards". Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Books – Matt Welch". Amazon.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ↑ "Your Angels Blog". halosheaven.com.
External links
- Current page at the Reason magazine site
- Professional autobiography at blog
- Interview at democracynow.org
- Video with his reaction to McCain candidacy
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Video discussions and interviews on Bloggingheads.tv
- Matt Welch at Goodreads