Matt Welch
Encyclopedia
Matt Welch is an American
blog
ger, journalist
, and
libertarian
political pundit. Since 2008, he has been the editor-in-chief at the monthly libertarian journal, Reason
. From 2006 to 2007, he was an editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times
. In the late 1990s, he wrote for Tabloid.Net, along with Tim Blair
and Ken Layne, who now edits Wonkette
.
He has written a portrayal of 2008 Republican
presidential nominee John McCain
, from a libertarian perspective. In McCain: The Myth of a Maverick, Welch argues that a McCain presidency would advance a statist agenda. 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."
He has also researched the effects of UN sanctions against Iraq, often criticizing the reporting of others. Commentator Mike Rosen
praised his research as "yeoman's work." 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."
A life-long Los Angeles Angels fan, Welch is a frequent commenter on Halos Heaven. 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
.
United States
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blog
Blog
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ger, journalist
Journalist
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, and
libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
political pundit. Since 2008, he has been the editor-in-chief at the monthly libertarian journal, Reason
Reason (magazine)
Reason is a libertarian monthly magazine published by the Reason Foundation. The magazine has a circulation of around 60,000 and was named one of the 50 best magazines in 2003 and 2004 by the Chicago Tribune.- History :...
. From 2006 to 2007, he was an editorial page editor for the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
. In the late 1990s, he wrote for Tabloid.Net, along with Tim Blair
Tim Blair
Tim Blair is a conservative journalist, commentator and blogger working in Sydney, Australia.Blair began his journalism cadetship in 1988 at 23, working for the now-closed Truth newspaper in Melbourne. In 2004, the Sydney Morning Herald said that "Blair, 39, is top dog among the new Australian...
and Ken Layne, who now edits Wonkette
Wonkette
Wonkette is a left-leaning American online magazine of topical satire and political gossip, established in 2004 by Gawker Media and founding editor Ana Marie Cox, and edited by Ken Layne from 2006 to 2011...
.
He has written a portrayal of 2008 Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
presidential nominee John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
, from a libertarian perspective. In McCain: The Myth of a Maverick, Welch argues that a McCain presidency would advance a statist agenda. Through a FOIA
Freedom of Information Act (United States)
The Freedom of Information Act is a federal freedom of information law that allows for the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased information and documents controlled by the United States government. The Act defines agency records subject to disclosure, outlines mandatory disclosure...
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."
He has also researched the effects of UN sanctions against Iraq, often criticizing the reporting of others. Commentator Mike Rosen
Mike Rosen
Michael "Mike" Rosen is an American radio personality and political commentator. He is the host of The Mike Rosen Show on talk radio station 850 KOA in Denver, Colorado, as well as a weekly opinion columnist for The Denver Post and previously a weekly opinion columnist for the Rocky Mountain News...
praised his research as "yeoman's work." 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."
A life-long Los Angeles Angels fan, Welch is a frequent commenter on Halos Heaven. 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
The Declaration of Independents
The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America is a non-fiction book by American political writers Matt Welch and Nick Gillespie. Welch is the current editor-in-chief of Reason Magazine, a position Gillespie also held from 2000 to 2008. The authors...
" with Reason.tv Editor Nick Gillespie
Nick Gillespie
Nick Gillespie is the editor of Reason.com and Reason.tv and was the editor in chief of Reason magazine from 2000 to 2008...
.
Publications
- Blogs
- Books
- McCain: The Myth of a Maverick, Palgrave MacmillanPalgrave MacmillanPalgrave Macmillan is an international academic and trade publishing company, headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom and with offices in New York, Melbourne, Sydney, Hong Kong, Delhi, Johannesburg. It was created in 2000 when St...
, 2007 ISBN 0230603963 - The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong with America, Public Affairs, ISBN-10 1586489380
- McCain: The Myth of a Maverick, Palgrave Macmillan
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.tvBloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...