Wayne Allyn Root (W.A.R) is a former Presidential candidate, the 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, and a media personality. The media has dubbed him as "the Capitalist Evangelist." He is a blue-collar S.O.B. (son of a butcher) turned serial entrepreneur, international business speaker, bestselling author, defender of small business and champion of the middle class.Wayne is the best-selling author of nine books including his latest, "THE MURDER OF THE MIDDLE CLASS."Wayne is one of only 60 legends to have their own star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. As a speaker, Wayne presents business keynote addresses at business conferences and conventions across the globe. His main topic is how to use branding, marketing, promotion and media credibility to turn any business or career into a MILLION DOLLAR BRAND. Wayne started his career as an anchorman and host of five shows on CNBC (known then as Financial News Network). He is a regular guest on Fox News Channel, as well as hundreds of national and local radio shows across the USA, with over 1,000 media appearances annually. Wayne's opinions reach tens of millions of Americans as a regular columnist and commentator for many of the most popular conservative political web sites including FoxNews.com and TheBlaze.com. Wayne is also well known in the entertainment world. He has hosted, starred and produced many television shows- including "King of Vegas" and "Wayne Allyn Root's WinningEDGE." Today he is a producer of the highest-rated television show on Travel Channel. A native New Yorker and a graduate of Columbia University (1983), Wayne currently resides in Nevada where he was appointed by the Governor of Nevada to the Judicial Selection Commission in 2010. His web sites are ROOTofSuccess.com and ROOTforAmerica.com.