Neal Boortz (born April 6, 1945), is a
U.S. talk radio host, commentator, lawyer, and best-selling author. His popular radio show,
The Neal Boortz Show, is based in
Atlanta, Georgia. Nationally syndicated by
Cox Radio and the
Jones Radio Networks, it is ranked sixth in overall listeners, with 3.75 million per week. A registered member of the
Libertarian Party, Boortz supports eliminating the
war on drugs, lowering
taxes, and shrinking the size of
government, while disagreeing with the Libertarian Party platform by supporting incremental
tax reform, the
war in Iraq, and opposing unrestricted
immigration. Boortz has sided with
liberals on some social issues such as
abortion,
same-sex marriage, and
civil liberties, while siding with
fiscal conservatives on advocating less government spending and decreasing corporate regulation. On
The Neal Boortz Show, he has criticized politicians,
Muslim extremism, the
homeless, "
government schools", liberals, smokers, the obese, cats,
welfare recipients, and people who drive at or below the speed limit. In 2005, he co-wrote
The FairTax Book, proposing to implement a national retail sales tax in lieu of federal income taxes, payroll taxes, estate tax, etc., and the hardcover version debuted at #1 on the
New York Times bestseller list and held that spot for two weeks.
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