Matt Welch

Matthew Lee Welch is an American blogger, journalist, author, and libertarian political pundit born in Bellflower, California, USA. He is an editor-at-large at Reason, the libertarian magazine of "free minds and free markets." He served as Reason's editor-in-chief from 2008-2016. He is co-author, along with Nick Gillespie, of the 2011 book The Declaration of Independents: How Libertarian Politics Can Fix What's Wrong With America, which Tyler Cowen called "the up-to-date statement of libertarianism." Welch also wrote the 2007 book McCain: The Myth of a Maverick. Welch's work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN.com, and more. He is a frequent guest on MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN, public radio, and AM radio stations from coast to coast.