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Faith & CultureDemocrats Jettison Their Superdelegates: What’s Next?
by Rod D. Martin August 27, 2018 ICYMI: Over the weekend, the DNC stripped superdelegates of their...
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Tag: Election 2012
How Far Will Democrats Go?
by Victor Davis Hanson July 24, 2018 There was no honeymoon for the unlikely winner of the 2016...
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Our Incompetent Ignorant Elite
by Victor Davis Hanson February 19, 2018 Those darned dairy farmers. Why do they insist on trying...
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WSJ: Drilled, Baby, Drilled
by Rod D. Martin February 2, 2018 “You may recall the 2008 presidential campaign when...
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Sabato: Cruz Top Tier, Trump Un-Nominatable
by Rod D. Martin August 14, 2015 Famed pundit and political scientist Larry Sabato, writing in his...
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What Does It Mean to Be a Natural Born Citizen?
by Rod D. Martin May 7, 2015 The meaning of “natural born citizen,” as used in the...
Read MoreIt’s The Data, Stupid
Well, perhaps not the data: that oversimplifies things a bit. But it is the internet technology a lot of us have been developing these past several years, which Democrats seem naturally to grasp and Republicans, well, not so...
Read MoreSilicon Valley Isn’t Buying GOP’s Data Plans
by Rod D. Martin May 28, 2013 Politico reports that the incestuous, self-serving, utterly inept internet “strategy” the RNC has adopted for 2014 isn’t playing well in Silicon Valley. Hard to imagine why not,...
Read MoreSeven Things the Election Meant
by Rod D. Martin November 7, 2012 I have not entitled this op-ed “What the Election Meant”. That might be a bit grandiose for the day after. But November 6, 2012 definitely taught us some things we must not ignore. First and...
Read MoreWhat Might Have Been: “The Golden Age Upon Us”
The following is the op-ed I had ready to go in case of a Romney win. The problem with that statement, of course, is that “in case of” meant “when”, as, like nearly everyone on our side, I was pretty...
Read MoreSo Why Didn’t Obama Prepare for Sandy?
by Rod D. Martin November 3, 2012 Here’s an honest question for our liberal friends: Given all you had to say about Katrina, why didn’t Obama’s FEMA know to stockpile gasoline, food, water, medical supplies,...
Read More“Bayonets and Horses”
The following was originally posted as part of a Facebook discussion. by Rod D. Martin October 24, 2012 It is just a fact that we today deploy 3X as many bayonets as in the time stated, just as it is a fact that our Special...
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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.