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Faith & CulturePrimaries and Third Parties
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 14, 2021 One more point about primaries (and third parties): Usually,...
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General Election Voters Want a Choice, Not an Echo
by Rod D. MartinFebruary 13, 2021 In response to my last post, someone told me that going after...
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How to Add 50,000 New North American Missionaries
by Rod D. Martin April 21, 2016 The headline is no gimmick. We can add 50,000 real North American...
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Democrats and Republicans Continue to Ignore Black Voters
by Raynard Jackson March2, 2016 Another election cycle, another year of Blacks being sold out by...
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Blacks Are Searching
by Raynard Jackson February 16, 2016 This past weekend I had the chance to be part of a historic...
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Why Are Republicans So Bad at Talking to Black People?
by Raynard Jackson January 20, 2016 Last week I was reflecting on how to better help the...
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A Letter to My Pastor: Politics and the Church
by Rod D. Martin July 6, 2015 Dear Travis, I’m grateful for your feedback on my op-ed...
Read MoreHillary: Partisanship Gets In My Way
by Rod D. Martin April 4, 2014 The AP reports today that Hillary Clinton says excessive partisanship flowing through the nation’s political system is causing the U.S. to march “backwards instead of forward.”...
Read MoreDeal Hudson: Why Social Conservatives Should Become Cultural Conservatives
My good friend Deal Hudson published this today at Catholic.org. It’s outstanding. You should read the original, but I’ve posted it here just in case the link ever goes bad. Read my response here. ==============...
Read MoreU.S. Abortion Clinics Closing at Accelerating Rate
Forty-four have closed just this year. And the reasons cited? — the increasing state regulation and oversight of clinics; — a growth in pro-life opinion and activity, and — a decline in the abortion rate. In...
Read MoreThe Threat to Our Religious Liberties: A Catholic Perspective
My good friend Deal Hudson published this at Catholic Online yesterday. I realize that many of my readers (like me) are not Catholics; however, what Deal — and Archbishop Chaput — set out here is a wake-up call for...
Read MoreThe Coming Conservative Platform Fight
by Rod D. Martin January 24, 2008 Phyllis Schlafly has long contended that nothing matters so much as the Republican Platform Committee, and never is that likely to be so true as in 2008. Here’s why.
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About Rod Martin
Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and conservative activist from Destin, Florida.
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 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.