Michael Savage

Michael Savage is an American Conservatism commentator on radio Michael Savage was given the Freedom of Speech Award by Talkers Magazine in 2007. He writes that he created the term "Compassionate Conservative" in 1994, and, for him, these words describe a "firewall of balance" that limits how far to the right his opinions go.

Hate speech and Britain

He was banned from entry into Britain, in 2008, by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, on grounds that he was among a group of "preachers of hate".

I think it’s important that people understand the sorts of values and sorts of standards that we have here, the fact that it’s a privilege to come and the sort of things that mean you won’t be welcome in this country

Education

He holds a B.S. degree in biology and education from Queens College, in New York City, and taught high school science before returning to graduate school, receiving a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in Epidemiology and Nutritional Ethno-Medicine in 1978. Savage also holds two Master’s degrees in Medical Botany and Medical Anthropology from the University of Hawaii.

Savage is the author of over 20 books including, Earth Medicine-Earth Foods (1972), Plant a Tree: A Guide to Regreening America (1975), Bugs in the Peanut Butter (1976), Man's Useful Plants (1976), The Taster's Guide to Beer: Brews and Breweries of (1977), The Way of the Skeptical Nutritionist (1981), The Art of Feeding Children Well (1982), Nutrition Against Aging (1983), Secrets of Fijian Medicine (1983), Getting Off Cocaine (1984), Dr. Savage's High Fiber Counter (1984), Maximum Immunity (1986), Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer's (1987), re-published (2007), The Complete Book of Homeopathy (1989), The Herbal Bible (1992), Healing Children Naturally (1993), re-published (2007), Herbs That Heal: Prescription for Herbal Healing (1994), The Antioxidant Cookbook (1995), The Savage Nation (2002), The Enemy Within: Saving America from the Liberal Assault on our Schools, Faith, and Military (2003), Liberalism Is a Mental Disorder (2005), The Political Zoo (2006), and Psychological Nudity (2008).