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I Closed My PayPal Account Today. You Should Too.
by Rod D. MartinOctober 10, 2022 I absolutely cannot believe this (for me, heartbreaking) day has come. I had to close my PayPal account today. PayPal has announced that their new AUP was a "mistake", but of course that's a lie (and their stock is down from $90.17 to...
The Salvation of Western Civilization on October 10, 732 AD
by Jack WheelerOctober 10, 2022 On this day, October 10th, 1,290 years ago in central France a few miles north of the town of Poitiers, two armies met with the fate of Western Civilization at stake. On a forested hill stood 30,000 Christian knights led by their king...
Dobbs, Personhood, and the 14th Amendment
by Rod D. MartinOctober 3, 2022 Lest anyone miss the point, this is the whole issue now that Roe is gone. The 14th Amendment is clear: no one may take life, liberty or property without due process of law. What law has the infant broken, that he or she would be guilty...
Why Nuclear Power Is (Quietly) Making a Big Comeback All Around the World
From California to France to Japan and beyond, nuclear power is suddenly all the rage. by Jon MiltimoreSeptember 21, 2022 The Wall Street Journal recently reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was spearheading an eleventh-hour effort to pass...
No, Slavery Did Not Make America Rich
In fact, slavery actually retarded economic growth. by Corey IaconoSeptember 10, 2022 In 1847, Karl Marx wrote that: "Without slavery, you have no cotton; without cotton, you have no modern industry…cause slavery to disappear and you will have wiped America...
The Myth That Mikhail Gorbachev ‘Ended the Cold War’
Gorbachev ended nothing. Reality intruded on his tragic and mistaken belief that socialism could work and was inherently good. NOTE: John Tamny is spot-on in this obituary for the last dictator of the Evil Empire, except in one regard. Reagan did not passively wait...
The Two Most Destructive Frauds in History
by Edward RingSeptember 7, 2022 It’s getting harder and harder not to abandon faith in the institutions we once regarded as respectable and relied on to keep the country moving. It is harder still to avoid rejecting unequivocally what has become their core governing...
Jim Crow and CRT: Democrats Divide and Conquer
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 5, 2022 Jim Crow was divide and conquer. Democrats had lost elections to the Populists across the Midwest. Southern planters maintained power by getting poor whites to hate poor blacks, then posing as the "defenders of white virginity". They...
Survey: Just 37% of (Allegedly) Christian Pastors Hold a Christian Worldview
by Rod D. MartinSeptember 4, 2022 A new survey from Arizona Christian University finds that just 37% of allegedly Christian pastors hold a Christian worldview. Among the rest, a third think you can work your way to Heaven (which is to say they are not actually...
The “Green Revolution” is Impossible
by John HinderakerAugust 20, 2022 Liberals tell us that we are in the midst of a transition from fossil fuels to wind and solar energy. The reality is that no such transition is taking place, nor will it. This video by Professor Simon Michaux, who doesn’t take issue...
Tony Evans’s “KRT” is Just Repackaged CRT
by Rod D. MartinJuly 16, 2022 Virgil Walker’s tweet is 100% correct: The average SBC church attendee won't know what's coming this fall. But many unsuspecting churches will be subtly infused with more wokeness. When the average SBC attendee hears about the “Unify...
Roe Overturned!
by Rod D. MartinJune 24, 2022 The slaughter begins to end. Thank you Donald Trump, and everyone courageous enough to vote for him. The Lord uses whom He will. Oh. And the "mean tweets" were worth it. The Sun: Roe v. Wade is Overturned in Landmark Decision Another...
The Second Amendment, Mass Shootings and Other Atrocities
by Rod D. MartinJune 1, 2022 19 kids at a school is a terrible, terrible thing. You know what is more terrible? Millions of Jews murdered by their government. Millions of Ukrainians murdered by their government. Millions of Cambodians murdered by their government....
Abortion: The Great Moral Evil of Our Time
by Rod D. MartinMay 3, 2022 Slavery was the great moral evil of another time. Abortion is the great moral evil of our time. The Dobbs ruling is like the Emancipation Proclamation: both glorious and incomplete, better than many had dared to hope for and also the best...
How World War II Might Have Been Lost But For the Doolittle Raid
by Pete FeigalApril 18, 2022 On this 80th anniversary of the Doolittle Raid, it is well worth considering how dramatically different things might have been but for an attack that some saw as an ineffectual publicity stunt. In this context, few ever mention the...
It Is Not Just the Southern Baptist Convention That’s At Stake. Here’s What You Can Do.
by Rod D. MartinApril 9, 2022 For many, the Southern Baptist Convention seems like a lost cause. And that’s understandable: every day we hear of some new compromise, some new chapter in an ongoing downgrade. Who wants to be part of such a thing? The problem is, we’re...
I Just Read the Entire Bible in 54 Days. You Should Too.
by Rod D. MartinMarch 6, 2022 I just read the entire Bible in 54 days. Some thoughts: First, it was easy. Yes, easy. Anyone can read the entire Bible in a year in just 15 minutes a day (yes, you read that right). Ergo, anyone can read the entire Bible in 90 days in...
In Just Four Minutes: Wokeness, Marxism, Capitalism, and the Gospel
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 15, 2022 What is the interrelationship of Wokeness, Marxism, Capitalism, and the Gospel? Find out in just four minutes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5oX43dPiKU Why we actually have to get the spiritual focus right for America’s Economic...
Everything the Bible Tells Christians About Race
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 8, 2022 Isaac Adams's "Talking About Race" is out this week. But I can save you a lot of time. Here's everything the Bible tells Christians about race: 1. The entire human race came from Adam and Eve in the Garden. 2. Over time, that one...
The Slow Meltdown of the Chinese Economy
by Thomas J. DuesterbergDecember 22, 2021 China is experiencing a slow-motion economic crisis that could undermine stability in the current regime and have serious negative consequences for the global economy. Despite the many warning signs, Western analysts and...
Yes, “Cultural Christianity” Was a Good Thing
by Rod D. MartinDecember 18, 2021 I’m listening to all these wonderful Christmas songs from the 1940s and 50s, probably mostly sung by unbelievers, thinking: How very short-sighted and ungrateful all those pastors and pundits were a few years ago railing against...
Rod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
Rod Martin and [former Howard Dean campaign manager] Joe Trippi are America’s two foremost experts on online politics.
Rod Martin is a Reaganite-Thatcherite conservative…[and] a man who has spent much of his life ministering to and working for the benefit of others. I know Rod as an advocate for freedom, a leader who understands the real changes we need in Washington, and who has the drive and ability to make those changes happen.
Rod Martin is the kind of dynamic leader who has the knowledge, ability and experience to lead us successfully into the 21st Century. His vision for America is compelling.
Rod Martin literally wrote the book on excellence. Humble yet brilliant, a man of love and compassion, with penetrating clarity he illuminates the world around us, and we are both stirred and enlightened.
Rod Martin is a born leader and an outstanding political mind. Anyone who takes him on is going to have a serious fight on their hands.
Rod Martin is a man of uncommon vision and character. Ever since I first worked alongside Rod in the early days of PayPal, I’ve been struck by his powerful vision for the future. Rod understands the intersection of technology, politics and culture in a way that few others do.
Rod Martin wears with uncommon grace an uncanny ability to link his vigorous faith to the practical challenges of both the business world and the political arena. Yet the respect he shows for others carries a warmth and modesty that are both too rare among those who are strong advocates of feisty positions.
America badly needs more leaders who really get the future. We need more Rod Martins.
Rod Martin is a modern day philosopher-statesman. He is a capitalist intellectual, a conservative iconoclast, a gentle adversary and a kind prophet. He inspires us towards a fresh national vision built upon the original founding principles.
Rod Martin is not only effective and efficient, but he is also perceptive, wise and gracious. He gets things done. He is a great friend and a great ally.
Rod is one of the sharpest, most gracious men I know, and one of the most gifted political thinkers today. His ability to analyze issues and communicate thoughtful insights on them have earned him the respect of people across the political spectrum.
I am proud to have been Rod Martin’s friend for a quarter century, and I can tell you that he is one of the finest men and most outstanding leaders in our church and in our country today. He has a knack for turning everything he touches to success.
Rod Martin is a cornucopian entrepreneur and eutropic thinker whose influence radiates through an array of companies, institutions, movements and churches. A renaissance American, he is also a prolific friend of freedom and faith around the globe.
If Rod Martin represents the next generation of leaders, America has nothing to worry about.
A leader and a servant, in public life and in private, Rod Martin strides at the top of his profession, and has nowhere to go but up. He is in the truest sense of the word ‘outstanding’.
Rod Martin is undoubtedly one of the most accomplished thought leaders today. He is a wonderful mentor, a humble role model, and a deep inspiration for the next generation of scientific innovators and entrepreneurs.
Rod’s achievements pale beside his character and his brilliance. He sees what others can’t. He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.