Matt Welch

Matt Welch
Occupation	Journalist, Political Commentator
Spouse(s)	Emmanuelle Richard
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Matt Welch is an American blogger, journalist, and libertarian political pundit.^[1][2] Since 2008, he has been the editor-in-chief at the monthly libertarian journal, Reason.^[3] From 2006 to 2007, he was an editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times.^[4] In the late 1990s, he wrote for Tabloid.Net, along with Tim Blair and Ken Layne, who now edits Wonkette.^[5][6]

He has written a portrayal of 2008 Republican presidential nominee John McCain, from a libertarian perspective. In McCain: The Myth of a Maverick,^[7] Welch argues that a McCain presidency would advance a statist agenda.^{[8][9][10][11]} 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."^[12]

He has also researched the effects of UN sanctions against Iraq, often criticizing the reporting of others.^[13][14][15] Commentator Mike Rosen praised his research as "yeoman's work."^[16] Welch earned the award for "Best Entertainment Review/Criticism/Column" in the 53rd Annual Southern California Journalism Awards, hosted by the Los Angles Press Club, for his work, "Bailing Out Big Brother: Media criticism goes from rebelling against media oligarchs to handing them a lifeline."^[17]

A life-long Los Angeles Angels fan, Welch is a frequent commenter on Halos Heaven.^[18] He is married to journalist Emmanuelle Richard, and they have one daughter.

In 2011 Matt Welch published "The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America" with Reason.tv Editor Nick Gillespie.^[19]

Publications

• Blogs
  • Matt Welch blog
• Books
  • McCain: The Myth of a Maverick, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007 ISBN 0230603963
  • The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America, Public Affairs, ISBN-10 1586489380

References

1. ^ Welch, Matt. "Reason magazine articles". http://mattwelch.com/reason.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
2. ^ Matt Welch - A Libertarian Critique of John McCain (2008-02-01). "Matt Welch - A Libertarian Critique of John McCain Video". Mefeedia.com. http://www.mefeedia.com/entry/matt-welch-a-libertarian-critique-of-john-mccain/6180110/. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
3. ^ ""The Myth of a Maverick": Matt Welch on GOP Frontrunner John McCain". Democracy Now!. http://www.democracynow.org/2008/2/4/the_myth_of_a_maverick_matt. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
4. ^ "Reason Magazine - Staff > Matt Welch > Hit & Run Posts". Reason.com. http://www.reason.com/staff/hitandrun/134.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
5. ^ http://mattwelch.com/tabloid.html
6. ^ http://www.ojr.org/ojr/workplace/1017968005.php
7. ^ McCain (0230603963) WELCH - Palgrave Macmillan. Palgrave-usa.com. 2006-11-06. Archived from the original on ?. http://books.google.com/books?id=5o3AdX93fcwC&dq=isbn%3D0230603963&source=gbs_navlinks_s. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
8. ^ "The Myth of a Maverick, by Matt Welch". Ontheissues.org. http://www.ontheissues.org/Myth_of_Maverick.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
9. ^ "BuzzFlash Review: McCain: The Myth of a Maverick (Hardcover)". Buzzflash.com. http://www.buzzflash.com/store/reviews/1011. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
10. ^ "W. James Antle III on McCain: The Myth of a Maverick on National Review Online". Article.nationalreview.com. 2007-11-29. http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MjI0NjBlMDJiOTkxZjA1ZjNjMTc5M2FiY2FhYzg3MmY=. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
11. ^ "Bill Moyers Journal . Mickey Edwards and Matt Welch on McCain | PBS". PBS<!. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/03072008/profile2.html. Retrieved 2009-06-11. 
12. ^ Kirkpatrick, David D. (2008-06-15). "In ’74 Thesis, the Seeds of McCain’s War Views". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/15/us/politics/15pows.html. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
13. ^ "Reason Magazine - The Politics of Dead Children". Reason.com. http://reason.com/archives/2002/03/01/the-politics-of-dead-children. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 
14. ^ Welch, Matt (2002). "Iraqi death toll doesn't add up". National Post. http://mattwelch.com/NatPostSave/Sanctions.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-10. 
15. ^ "The Iraqi babies scam is still alive". Archived from the original on 2003-09-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20030904174428/http://www.dailystar.com.lb/opinion/03_09_03_c.asp. 
16. ^ 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. http://web.archive.org/web/20020414184813/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/news_columnists/article/0,1299,DRMN_86_1028937,00.html. 
17. ^ http://reason.com/blog/2011/06/28/radley-balko-named-journalist
18. ^ "Halos Heaven. Your Angels Blog.". http://www.halosheaven.com/. 
19. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Nick-Gillespie/e/B004Q86SV2

External links

• Current page at the Reason magazine site
• Professional autobiography at blog
• Interview at democracynow.org
• Video with his reaction to McCain candidacy
• Video discussions and interviews on Bloggingheads.tv

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