Politics & Economics
Rod on the Events and Trends Shaping Our FutureOpen Letter: Public Health Measures Must Still Protect Constitutional Rights of Americans
March 24, 2020Washington, DC Conservatives are troubled by reports that the Department of Justice is seeking additional authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, including the right to detain individuals without trial. The public health crisis facing the country is...
Rod D. Martin’s Economic Forecast for 2020 and Beyond
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 1, 2020 It's a new decade, a new year, and an election year to boot, so lots of you have been asking me how I think the economy will fare in 2020. Many were surprised to see markets up a whopping 30% in 2019, particularly after their...
Overlooked Investment Opportunities in Azerbaijan and the Chechen Republic
by Yuri Vanetik December 15, 2018 Azerbaijan and the Chechen Republic are two resource rich, diverse domains within the Caucuses. The Caucuses is a sturdy, menacing mountain range and also a regional term used to describe autonomous countries and semi-autonomous...
Open Letter: America’s National Sovereignty Threatened: Congress must fund a Wall that secures our Southern Border
December 4, 2018 Washington, DC As the southern border continues to be overwhelmed by migrants seeking illegal entry into the United States, we urge Congress to finally address this issue in their end of year funding measure. In their legislation,...
Open Letter: Conservative Leaders Urge the Senate to Work Around-the-Clock to Confirm Conservative Nominees
November 16, 2018 Washington, DC Dear Leader McConnell and all Republican senators, Close to 200 nominations, both executive and judicial, are awaiting consideration in the Senate. If these nominations are not confirmed by the end of the year, they will be...
Open Letter: Conservative Urge The Senate to Confirm All Nominees Before Adjournment
November 14, 2018 Washington, DC As Congress prepares its agenda for the upcoming lame duck session, conservatives urge Senate leadership to confirm all remaining nominees before adjourning for the year. Senate Republican leadership has done...
Open Letter: Conservative Priorities for the Lame Duck
November 9, 2018 Washington, DC Congress returns to work after the elections for a lame duck session that already has numerous items on its agenda. Government funding expires on December 7, several statutes must be reauthorized or extended, and House and...
Brazil’s New Leader Strives to Break Old Patterns
Jair Bolsonaro hopes to pull the country out of economic crisis and political scandal with ambitious reform initiatives. It won’t be easy. by Allison Fedirka November 8, 2018 Summary Brazil punches well below its weight class in the geopolitical ring. It is the...
Revenge of the White Woman
by Alexandra DeSanctis November 8, 2018 In the wake of the elections, progressives are accusing white women of betraying the sisterhood. Amid the inevitable outrage fest touched off by the election results, hardcore partisans on the left solidified around one...
President Trump Beats the Green Wave and the Liberal Media
by Newt Gingrich November 8, 2018 The big story of the 2018 election is how totally the news media missed the issue of what waves were building. There was no red wave. If there had been, Republicans would have kept the House and had even more pickups in the Senate....
Did the Shameful Election Coverage of Fox News Cost the GOP the House?
by D.C. McAlister November 7, 2018 “Why can we call the Democrats taking the House this early?” Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked analyst Chris Stirewalt at 9:30 east coast time last night (11/06). “Because we’re just that good,” Stirewalt replied with a proud smirk....
The Morning After – Election 2018
by Rod D. Martin November 7, 2018 So this morning we're exactly where I left off last night (which is exactly as I expected). Arizona and Montana still too close to call, but Republicans leading. There's a very good chance we'll end up at 55 Senate seats, up from 51,...
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