Wayne Allyn Root (W.A.R.) is a former Presidential candidate, the 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee and a Tea Party favorite. He is the ultimate capitalist evangelist: a blue-collar S.O.B. (son of a butcher) turned small businessman, entrepreneur, CEO, home-schooler and citizen politician. Root is a talk-show host, bestselling author, business speaker and TV/radio commentator on business, economics, entrepreneurship and politics. He is a regular guest on Fox News, as well as on hundreds of radio shows across the United States. Root's opinions reach tens of millions of Americans as a regular columnist and commentator for many of the most popular political and business websites, including FoxNews.com. He also writes regularly for The Washington Times. He is the bestselling author of seven books. Root serves as national spokesman for several companies, including Asset Strategies International, a global precious metals company, and Senior Economic Advisor to Wealth Masters International, a global financial services company. He is also well known in the television and media industries. Root started his career as an anchorman and host for CNBC (then known as Financial News Network). He has hosted, starred and produced many television shows. Today, he is a producer of the highest-rated television show on Travel Channel, "Ghost Adventures."  Because of his success in the diverse fields of business, media, sports, entertainment and publishing, Root was awarded his own 180-pound granite star in the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. Only 50 legends in the history of Las Vegas have received a star on Las Vegas Boulevard. Root joins Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton, Liberace and Dean Martin, along with other icons of business and entertainment. Root's star can be viewed in front of New York New York Resort. A native New Yorker and graduate of prestigious Columbia University, this capitalist evangelist proudly resides in Nevada, a State with no personal or business income tax. His website is ROOTforAmerica.com. Email this author.

Why Public Employee Unions Lost Big In Wisconsin And California

Public sector unions are the real threat to our Nation’s future. Government employee pensions will threaten the American dream and wipe away our quality of life. America is doomed if we don’t dramatically reform public pensions today.

Why Obama Will Lose In A Landslide

Wayne Allyn Root is a well-known Las Vegas oddsmaker with one of the most accurate records of predicting political races. In fact, correct prognostications earned him a star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. What does Root predict the outcome of November’s Presidential election will be? Obama will lose.

The Black Box

The EU economic collapse is the biggest economic lesson ever. We must learn from the European disaster or face one of our own in a few short years. Wayne Allyn Root explains why the European economic disaster should matter to you.

What Happens To The Economy In Vegas, Doesn’t Stay In Vegas

In President Barack Obama’s world, misleading statistics and outright lies are facts. In actuality, the shrinking unemployment number proves the job picture is getting worse, not better. Wayne Allyn Root explains, using the numbers from Las Vegas to prove his point.

Did Obama Just Lose To A Prison Inmate?

West Virginia, where a prison inmate on the Democratic Primary ballot won 10 counties against a sitting President, is symbolic of Barack Obama’s unpopularity in vast swaths of the country. Obama is in trouble, and his popularity is as low as it can get among much of the population.

What I Said About Capitalism In My Speech At Harvard

In a recent speech to college students, President Barack Obama described capitalism as “a broken-down theory,” blaming it for the current economic problems. Wayne Allyn Root says we need to deliver the exact opposite message to students and explain that only capitalism creates true hope and opportunity.

Atlas Shrugged: Is American Business On Strike Against Obama?

Under President Barack Obama, Atlas Shrugged has come to life, explains Wayne Allyn Root. Obama’s tax-and-spend philosophy is a dismal failure, causing business owners to go on strike — permanently.

The Lessons Of The Secret Service Scandal

Wayne Allyn Root says the Government Services Administration scandal shows why our government is bankrupt: It’s because government employees are spending other people’s money. On the other hand, the Colombian prostitution scandal could serve as a valuable lesson to all government employees because of something more shocking than the sex.

How Ted Kennedy Saved America

Wayne Allyn Root explains that President Barack Obama’s socialist agenda was working to perfection until Ted Kennedy died and Obama lost his crucial 60th vote in the U.S. Senate. The day Kennedy died might well be looked back on by historians as the beginning of the end of the Obama Presidency.

Obama Is No Ordinary Socialist

Wayne Allyn Root recently appeared on “The Daily Show” to prove that President Barack Obama is the deadliest breed of socialist the United States has ever faced: a stealth socialist who believes in achieving his goals slowly and subtly, Root says in his latest video for Personal Liberty Digest™.