Faith & Culture
Rod on the Deeper Things That Shape UsAbout Rod Martin
Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, author and conservative activist from Destin, Florida.
Click Here to Learn More About Rod Praise for Rod Martin
Peter ThielPayPal, Founders Fund, Facebook, PalantirRod is one of our nation’s leading minds. He’s smart, original, and very committed—a combination that one rarely finds.
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.
The future of technology is the future of America. Rod Martin sees that future clearly, and also sees how to shape it for the betterment of all. He is firmly rooted in the traditions of faith and patriotism that have made America great. That’s why he has made, and will make, so many outstanding contributions in so many areas.
The Attack on Hobby Lobby Is Incoherent and Unjust
by Jeffrey A. Tucker July 11, 2017 The mainstream press has accused Hobby Lobby, a great and beloved American company, of hypocrisy, unchristian behavior, smuggling, stealing, and even funding terrorism. As punishment, and concluding an investigation that has been...
An Entrepreneur’s Plan to Double the SBC in 20 Years
by Rod D. Martin June 29, 2017 At last week’s otherwise outstanding Southern Baptist Convention in Phoenix, messengers were confronted with news of a net loss of 78,000 more members – we had 16,000,000 six years ago, now just 15,200,000 – and the lowest number of...
Open Letter From Conservative Leaders: Stop Religious Intolerance
Open Letter From Conservative Leaders: Stop Religious Intolerance June 20, 2017 Washington, DC At the recent confirmation hearing of Office of Management and Budget deputy director nominee Russell Vought, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), joined by Sen....
Five Graphs That Will Change Your Mind About Poverty
by Chelsea Follett June 20, 2017 Angus Deaton, the Nobel-prize winning economist (who also sits on the advisory board of HumanProgress.org), recently reiterated his belief that on the whole the world is getting better – even if not, as he accepted, everywhere or for...
Why Money Won’t Save the Failing Public School System
by Daniel J. Mitchell June 6, 2017 The story of the private sector is that competition generates ever-more output in ways that bring ever-higher living standards to ever-greater numbers of people. By contrast, the story of the government is inefficiency and waste as...
Why You Should Participate in This and Every Year’s Southern Baptist Convention
by Rod D. Martin May 26, 2017 This year’s Southern Baptist Convention is coming right up, June 11-14. As the Chairman of the Committee on Order of Business, I would like to personally invite you to attend. It has been a special honor to serve you in this way. I am not...
Open Letter From Conservative Leaders: Military Readiness vs. Transgender Politics
Leading conservatives (myself included) call on the Trump Administration to ditch Barack Obama’s obsession with using the Pentagon for social engineering, much as it has restored NASA to the space agency it’s supposed to be instead of an effort at “Muslim outreach”.
How to End the Left’s Compulsion to Ruin Everything
by Dr. Jack Wheeler May 2, 2017 May Day. For thousands of years, Western cultures have had a Festival of Happiness at this time of year, a joyful celebration of the end of winter and the onset of summer. The Romans called it Floralia – five days of fun in honor of...
Divided By Tradition: The ERLC Fight Is Even More Needless Than You Think
by Rod D. Martin April 28, 2017 Southern Baptists are upset at one another again, this time due to radically differing views of the decisions of Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission President Russell Moore. Moore came into office as an almost universally popular...
From Deists to Computer Simulationists: Elon Musk Sparks a New-Old Debate
by Rod D. Martin March 31, 2017 Elon Musk has been much in the news of late. From reusable rockets that promise to reduce the cost of space travel more than 200-fold and settle a million people on Mars, to his revolutionary electric car company that already rivals the...
Rod Answers a Question on Relationships: Should I Break Up With My Trump-Hating Girlfriend?
by Rod D. Martin March 24, 2017 The following is an answer to a question on Quora: "My girlfriend thinks Donald Trump is an idiot and constantly insults him even though she knows I am a diehard supporter. Should I break up with her?" Yes. I’ve been married for a long...
Nationalism and Liberal Democracy
Tension between nationalism and liberal democracy is not what is haunting us today. by George Friedman March 3, 2017 [EDITOR'S NOTE: "Liberalism" as used in this article refers to the Classical Liberalism of John Locke, Adam Smith, the American Founding Fathers, et...
GET THE ROD MARTIN REPORT...FREE!
You can read about the world anywhere... You come to RodMartin.org to understand it!
Sign-up for "The Rod Martin Report" free, and you will receive the latest insights into the technological, political and cultural forces shaping our future and the world's delivered directly to your inbox.
Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, author and conservative activist from Destin, Florida.
SPECIAL REPORT
HELPFUL LINKS