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Faith & CultureQuick Takes on Ryan’s Healthcare Flop
by Rod D. Martin March 24, 2017 My quick takes on Ryan’s health care flop today. 1. As...
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Open Letter From Conservative Leaders Supporting Necessary Principles to Repeal Obamacare
Necessary Principles to Repeal Obamacare March 23, 2017 Washington, DC The current House...
Read MoreDo We Need to Fear the Obamacare Entitlement Class?
by Rod D. Martin October 31, 2013 As almost everyone now knows, President Obama not only knew that millions would lose their existing health insurance because of Obamacare, he actually directed the writing of regulations that...
Read MoreIf Conservatives Oppose Obamacare, What Do They Support?
by Rod D. Martin April 1, 2012 Someone asked: if conservatives are against Obamacare, what are they for? And how do we take care of the truly poor in a market-based system? 1. Recognize that the current (pre-Obamacare) system is...
Read MoreSOTU: Affordable Health Care
by Rod D. Martin January 23, 2007 This is vital. Democrats are already spinning the President’s plan as a tax increase, which is a sick joke. We have to fight their spin. The tax exemption idea for health insurance is...
Read MoreHealth Care
by Rod D. Martin January 22, 2007 I’m on a conference call with Karl Rove right now, and he’s just outlined in brief what the President is trying to do with his health plan, widely attacked already as a tax hike even...
Read MoreThe Ugly Truth About Health Care (and What We Can Do About It)
by Rod D. Martin April 4, 2006 President Bush was addressing health care again Tuesday morning. But the President many conservatives assail for his gargantuan prescription drug benefit wasn’t talking about socialism. In...
Read MoreNew Op-Ed: The Ugly Truth About Health Care (and What We Can Do About It)
by Rod D. Martin April 4, 2006 The uninsured crisis is real, and we know how to fix it. President Bush is pushing for expanded free market reforms that will change everything, but Congress is dragging its feet as usual. Read all...
Read MoreWashington Post Live Online Debate: The Bush Legacy
Online Debate: The Bush Legacy by Rod D. Martin and Robert Bryce WashingtonPost.com September 10, 2004 NOTE: The following text is taken from Robert Bryce’s website, the original Washington Post link having expired. In his...
Read MoreWhat America Needs is Real Tax-Free Savings (Sixth in a Series)
“A penny saved is a penny earned.” — Benjamin Franklin by Rod D. Martin August 9, 2004 Everyone agrees that personal savings is essential, for families and for our economy. So why do we tax savings? A tax acts...
Read MoreMaking Real Tax Reform a Reality (Second in a Series)
by Rod D. Martin February 13, 2004 In an article last month entitled “Tax Reform for the New Century,” I made the case for replacing our oppressive and incomprehensible tax system with a flat tax. As I noted, a flat...
Read MoreThe New American Century
by Rod D. Martin January 1, 2001 As we finally enter the new millennium (yes, those parties last year were premature), it’s worth looking ahead a bit: maybe not 1,000 years, but at least the next century. And what a century...
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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.