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Faith & CultureRod Martin’s “The Week” – May 14, 2016
A Note From Rod Dear Friends, I’m grateful for all of you who faithfully read RodMartin.org...
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Are Political Contributions Really Corrupt?
by Rod D. Martin February 17, 2016 Donald Trump has made a lot of hay with his line that “I can’t...
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Most Important Political Facts of the Week – Nov. 5, 2015
by Rod D. Martin November 5, 2015 Most important political fact of the week: The people you think...
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 MoreHugh Hewitt: The Road Not Taken
Hugh Hewitt states: The post-mortems are accumulating, but I think the obvious has to be stated: John McCain and his colleagues in the Gang of 14 cost the GOP its Senate majority, plus any chance of reshaping the judiciary from...
Read MoreTop Muslims Giving Big $$$ to Democrats
by Rod D. Martin October 27, 2006 My friend Pat Poole exposes (in David Horowitz’s FrontPageMagazine) the sleeper story of the year: the top Muslims are funneling big bucks to Democrats’ coffers. As with the Chinese...
Read MoreThe GOP Flip-Flop on Campaign Finance
by Rod D. Martin March 30, 2006 Pragmatism is gutting Republicans’ principles when it comes to campaign finance law (AKA, the First Amendment); but the growing effort to regulate 527 funds is going to bite them on the butt...
Read MoreFEC Deregulates Online Politics
by Rod D. Martin March 27, 2006 The FEC did the right thing and today announced that internet politics — TheVanguard.Org, MoveOn.Org, bloggers, etc. — are completely UNregulated by the Alien and Sedition Acts, er,...
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The Jedi Blew It: How Yoda Threw Away the Republic, and What Americans Should Learn
by Rod D. Martin June 10, 2005 In some circles, particularly young male ones, calling someone...
Read MoreReal Campaign Finance Reform
by Rod D. Martin November 14, 1997 Initiated Act One, Arkansas’ latest attempt at campaign finance reform, recently lost its first battle against the Constitution in federal district court. This is as it should be: it is...
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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.