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Faith & CultureHow Capitalism Abolishes Classes
by David Chadwick April 26, 2016 A feather in your cap. To give someone a dressing down. To put...
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Tag: Class Warfare
Response to a Death Tax Supporter
by Rod D. Martin September 23, 2010 Dear _______: There is a place for regulation, albeit not necessarily with the specific regulations under which we live. Adam Smith himself said that never do two businessmen so much as meet...
Read MoreAbolish the Alternative Minimum Tax (Fourth in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin April 5, 2004 In my continuing series on the need for a flat tax system for America, I’ve identified five essential reforms to help us break away from our current system of tax oppression and wealth...
Read MoreAbolish the Capital Gains Tax (Third in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin March 4, 2004 In my ongoing series on making real tax reform a reality, I have noted that there are five key reforms which must take place before a completely new system can be enacted. Successful navigation of...
Read MoreThe War on Poverty Turns 40
by Rod D. Martin January 22, 2004 “The War on Poverty is over — and the poor lost.” So said Jack Kemp well over a decade ago. Kemp was half-right. Today, the poor are with us still — but so is LBJ’s...
Read MoreTax Reform for the New Century (First in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin January 9, 2004 In the Washington Post, a recent headline blared, “Flat Tax Imposed On Iraq.” New taxes heartlessly heaped on the backs of hapless Iraqis? Well, not exactly. You wouldn’t guess...
Read MoreA New War on Poverty
by Rod D. Martin July 13, 1998 Thirty years ago, liberal Democrats declared a War on Poverty. What they gave us was a war against the poor. The carnage was breathtaking. Medicare and Medicaid, those greatest programs of what was...
Read MoreWatching the Watchmen: Can We Trust the EPA?
by Rod D. Martin October 20, 1997 Bill Clinton returned from South America Sunday with an agenda. Fresh off the signing of a “greenhouse gas” treaty with Argentina and getting ready for a world summit on the issue in...
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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.