Matt Welch
Journalist, blogger, pundit, libertarian From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matthew Lee Welch (born July 31, 1968) is an American blogger, journalist, author, and libertarian political pundit.[2][3]
Matt Welch | |
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Welch in July 2016 | |
| Born | Matthew Lee Welch July 31, 1968 |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, political commentator |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Emmanuelle Richard |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Welch was born on July 31, 1968, in Bellflower, California. He was raised in Long Beach, California.[1][4][5] 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.[6][7]
Career
Summarize
Perspective
In the late 1990s, Welch wrote for Tabloid.Net, along with Tim Blair and Ken Layne.[8] In the early 1990s, he was one of the founders of the Prague-based newspaper Prognosis.[9] He researched the effects of UN sanctions against Iraq, often criticizing the reporting of others.[10][11][12] Commentator Mike Rosen praised his research as "yeoman's work."[13]
In 2007, he wrote a portrayal of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain from a libertarian perspective. In McCain: The Myth of a Maverick,[14] Welch argued that a McCain presidency would advance a statist agenda.[15][16][17][18] Through a FOIA request, Welch obtained a copy of McCain's National War College thesis which, based on his experience as a POW, argued for the teaching of US foreign policy to military recruits.[19]
From 2008 to 2016, he was editor-in-chief at the monthly libertarian journal, Reason.[20] He now serves as editor-at-large.[21] From 2006 to 2007, he was an editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times.[21] 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."[22]
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.[23] 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 lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and two daughters.[21]
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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External links
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