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Rod on the Events and Trends Shaping Our FutureAbout Rod Martin
Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, author and conservative activist from Destin, Florida.
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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.
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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.
Is China’s Debt Much Worse Than We Thought?
by Anthony Fensom September 24, 2017 Financial markets have seemingly shrugged off recent saber rattling on the Korean Peninsula. However, a bigger problem may be looming for the region if China fails to bring its debt mountain under control. Fiery rhetoric from both...
The Art of the President’s Deals
by Jack Kelly September 22, 2017 Relax. Calm yourselves. Things are going much better than President Trump’s enemies – and some who claim to be his friends – say they are. Read and watch President Trump’s speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday (9/19), up on To...
Russia’s Foreign Policy of Disruption
EDITOR'S NOTE: While we strongly agree with the author's assessment -- on this topic and many others -- he does fail to note the impact of the Democrats' manufactured Russia scandal on US-Russian relations, to wit, the Democrats' willingness to sacrifice U.S....
Russia Eyes New Sources of Revenue Amid Low Oil Prices
by George Friedman, Xander Snyder, and Ekaterina Zolotova September 21, 2017 Low global energy prices have been a strain on the finances of many oil producers, but they’ve hit Russia particularly hard. Oil and gas accounted for 43% of Russia’s government revenue in...
President Trump’s Address to the United Nations
This is the full text of the President’s historic speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday 9/19. Full video follows, My friend Dr. Jack Wheeler (architect of the Reagan Doctrine) considers this the single greatest speech ever given by a world leader to the...
Rod Martin LIVE- September 20, 2017
Articles & Resources mentioned in this episode: The Rod Martin Report - September 9, 2017: http://rodmartin.org/rod-martin-report-september-9-2017/ Hurricane Relief - https://www.namb.net/send-relief/disaster-relief/send-hope Abrogating the Iran Deal...
For Now, Ballistic Missile Defense Is a Tool, Not a Strategy
by George Friedman September 15, 2017 Assurances of protection against North Korea’s arsenal are too flimsy to form the bedrock of any deterrence strategy. Summary The prospect that North Korea could fire missiles at its enemies has, perhaps unsurprisingly, shone a...
Abrogating the Iran Deal
The only thing that will stop Iran from getting nuclear weapons is regime change in Tehran. - John Bolton by John Bolton September 14, 2017 Although candidate Donald Trump repeatedly criticized Barack Obama’s Iran nuclear agreement, his administration has twice...
Revisiting Europe, the Heroic Delusion
by Jacob L. Shapiro September 13, 2017 The European Union is what political philosopher Leo Strauss might have called a “heroic delusion.” It is a noble dream, a dream that the only thing necessary for peace in Europe is shared prosperity. And for a time, the EU was...
U.S. Virgin Islands Politician Uses Hurricane To Order Gun Confiscation
by Stacy Washington September 13, 2017 As the U.S. Virgin Islands braced for Hurricane Irma to make landfall, Gov. Kenneth Mapp on Tuesday authorized the National Guard to confiscate privately owned guns and ammunition, and any property it might need to respond to the...
Rod Martin LIVE- September 13, 2017
Maryland Democrats legalize voter fraud, the bigger implications of Trump's tax reform plan, the iPhone, inflation, the population IMplosion, and more. Articles & Resources mentioned in this episode: The Rod Martin Report - September 9,...
Japan’s Economic Sun May Rise Again Thanks to Anti-Aging Medicine
by Patrick Cox September 12, 2017 The Japanese people are well-educated and industrious. In the 1960s, Japan’s economic growth rate was often over 10%, rising to an astounding 13%. By the 1980s, pundits and economists were telling us that the US should be copying...
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Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, author and conservative activist from Destin, Florida.
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