Matt Welch

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Matt Welch
Born Matthew Lee Welch
(1968-07-31) July 31, 1968 (age 55)
Bellflower, California[1]
Occupation Journalist, political commentator
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]

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 one daughter. A lifelong Los Angeles Angels fan, Welch is a frequent commenter on Halos Heaven.[20]

Publications

References

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External links

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