Alan Nathan

Alan Nathan

Alan Nathan is host of the long-running nationally syndicated show, “Battle Line with Alan Nathan.” Every program begins with his mantra, "We want the Republicans out of our bedrooms, the Democrats out of our wallets, and both out of our First and Second Amendment rights." (He additionally challenges the Libertarians.) He's been called the "centrist with teeth," who conducts a guest generated, panel driven, dialogue and debate show that moves at about 125mph. Alan insists that regardless of the issue, (political, social or cultural) one can be both substantive and spirited. Alan has been recognized three times by Talkers Magazine as one of the Top 100 Talk Hosts in America. As an Achievement in Radio Award nominated talk host and former national television correspondent, Alan has gone toe-to-toe with political leaders (national and international), columnist and extremists from all corridors of public argument. He's now entering his twelfth year of syndication with Radio America.

As an eyewitness on 9-11, Alan was the first member of the media to report the attack on the Pentagon. He has been on Fox News and CNN multiple times, lectures at live events and has had numerous published writings carried by such outlets as The Washington Times, The Washington Examiner, World Net Daily, Insight Magazine and Front Page Magazine. Excerpts from his columns have been quoted on the floor of the House of Representatives and were additionally cited in The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune.

Alan began as a DJ at 1480 WPWC Radio in Dumfries, VA. A year later, he started a talk show entitled “Profile and Comment with Alan Nathan.” Soon after, he was noticed by legendary Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist/Reporter Jack Anderson. The now late Mr. Anderson was then Host of “The Insiders with Jack Anderson” on the Financial News Network and thought Alan would make a great addition to his reporting team. Jack’s producer, Ann Klenk (now with MSNBC’s Chris Mathews), looked at Alan’s exclusive interview with then recently arrested Washington D.C. Mayor Marian Barry and immediately agreed with Jack to bring Alan onboard. After the network was sold, Alan took a break from broadcasting until his return to radio in 1998.

Wanting to commit more time to other projects, Nathan decided that effective September 4th, 2006, he would cease "Battle Line's" daily syndication but continue its long running syndicated weekend edition on The Radio America Network. He’s currently heard in over 550 towns and cities across 97 radio station broadcasts. His website is www.alannathan.com.

Meet the Cry-Wolf Racists: Dowd, Garofalo, Carter

by Alan Nathan

What do actor/comic Janeane Garofalo, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd and former President Jimmy Carter all have in common?  They commit racism in the name of fighting it, but still expect to be taken seriously.  In short, their grasp of self-awareness has the finely tuned grip of a yak opening a jar of jelly.  

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Our health care debate has fortunately exposed much ugliness too long ignored.  Like most political animals (elephants or donkeys), these three give a pass to their own for that which they never tolerate from others.  They’re the kind of individuals rightly scorned by Shakespeare’s Antonio in The Merchant of Venice when he said, “Oh what a goodly outside falsehood hath,” Act I, Scene iii.  More specifically, Garofalo, Dowd and Carter have morphed into the very beings most of us loathe – those who accuse others of the very evil they have done themselves.  They are cry-wolf racists.   (more…)