Matt Welch

Matthew Lee Welch (born July 31, 1968) is an American blogger, journalist, author, and libertarian political pundit.[2][3]

Matt Welch
Welch in July 2016
Born
Matthew Lee Welch

(1968-07-31) July 31, 1968
Bellflower, California, U.S.[1]
Alma materUniversity of California, Santa Barbara
OccupationJournalist, political commentator
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Emmanuelle Richard
Children2
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Early life

Welch was born on July 31, 1968 in Bellflower, California. He was raised in Long Beach, California.[1] He attended UC Santa Barbara as part of the class of 1990, but did not complete a degree. Through his mother, author Mary Bobbitt Townsend, he is the great-great-grandson of Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus.[4][5]

Career

In the late 1990s, he wrote for Tabloid.Net, along with Tim Blair and Ken Layne.[6] In the early 1990s, he was one of the founders of the Prague-based newspaper Prognosis.[7] Welch researched the effects of UN sanctions against Iraq, often criticizing the reporting of others.[8][9][10] Commentator Mike Rosen praised his research as "yeoman's work."[11]

In 2007, he wrote a portrayal of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain from a libertarian perspective. In McCain: The Myth of a Maverick,[12] Welch argued that a McCain presidency would advance a statist agenda.[13][14][15][16] Through an 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.[17]

From 2008 to 2016, he was editor-in-chief at the monthly libertarian journal, Reason.[18] He now serves as editor-at-large.[19] From 2006 to 2007, he was an editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times.[20] 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."[21]

In 2011, Matt Welch co-wrote The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America with Reason.tv editor-in-chief Nick Gillespie.[22] 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.

Matt Welch is co-host of The Fifth Column podcast along with Kmele Foster and Michael Moynihan.

Personal life

Welch is married to journalist Emmanuelle Richard, and they have two daughters.

Publications
  • Books
    • McCain: The Myth of a Maverick, St. Martin's Griffin, 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
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References
  1. "Career Advice". Mediabistro.
  2. Welch, Matt. "Reason magazine articles". Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. 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.
  5. https://reason.com/2010/05/28/dc-reasonoids-interested-in-th
  6. Welch, Matt. "Tablod.net". Archived from the original on June 10, 2013.
  7. Jacques Poitras. "Prague Reverb". Medium.
  8. "Reason Magazine – The Politics of Dead Children". Reason.com. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
  9. Welch, Matt (2002). "Iraqi death toll doesn't add up". National Post. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  10. "The Iraqi babies scam is still alive". Archived from the original on 2003-09-04.
  11. Rosen, Mike (2002-03-15). "U.S., U.N. not to blame for deaths of Iraqis". Rocky Mountain News. Archived from the original on 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2014-04-11.
  12. McCain (0230603963) WELCH – Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave-usa.com. 2006-11-06. Archived from the original on March 19, 2008. Retrieved 2009-06-11. Alt URL
  13. "The Myth of a Maverick, by Matt Welch". Ontheissues.org. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  14. "BuzzFlash Review: McCain: The Myth of a Maverick (Hardcover)". Buzzflash.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  15. "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.
  16. "Bill Moyers Journal . Mickey Edwards and Matt Welch on McCain | PBS". PBS<!. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  17. Kirkpatrick, David D. (2008-06-15). "In '74 Thesis, the Seeds of McCain's War Views". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
  18. ""The Myth of a Maverick": Matt Welch on GOP Frontrunner John McCain". Democracy Now!. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  19. Reason – Matt Welch
  20. "Reason Magazine – Staff > Matt Welch > Hit & Run Posts". Reason.com. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  21. "Radley Balko Named "Journalist of the Year," Reason Wins Three Other First Place Prizes at the Southern California Journalism Awards". Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  22. "Books – Matt Welch". Amazon.com. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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