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Faith & CultureRod D. Martin’s Economic Forecast for 2020 and Beyond
by Rod D. MartinJanuary 1, 2020 It’s a new decade, a new year, and an election year to boot,...
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Tag: Monetary Policy
The Lira Has Plummeted, and It’s Turkey’s Fault
That the U.S. didn’t create Turkey’s economic vulnerabilities won’t stop Washington from...
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Rebalancing China and Bracing for the Trade War
The only thing more ambitious than Beijing’s goals is its time frame. by Phillip Orchard...
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Why Nazism Was Socialism and Why Socialism Is Necessarily Totalitarian
by George Reisman May 1, 2018 My purpose today is to make just two main points: (1) To show why...
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The President’s Trump Card for Spending Restraint
by Stephen Moore and James Carter April 11, 2018 The White House is seriously considering a...
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The Petrodollar Is In Decline. The Dollar Is Not.
by Jacob L. Shapiro March 27, 2018 The petrodollar is in decline. This is not because it is now...
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The Promise of Smart Contracts
Blockchain technology and other advances help expand our ability to make enforceable agreements...
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China Faces Its Minsky Moment
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard November 8, 2017 China’s central bank has warned in the clearest...
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The European Union Is Doomed to Fail
How on earth can the European Union unite that which history forced asunder? by Marian L....
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Catastrophe Looms for Spain
by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard October 5, 2017 Top global banks and bond funds are increasingly...
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In China, Economic Pressures Beyond the Government’s Control
by Xander Snyder September 26, 2017 As external pressures continue to bear down on the Chinese...
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Has the Fed Reached A Dead End?
EDITOR’S NOTE: See also our recent article “Amazon Kills the Fed’s Inflation...
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About Rod Martin
Rod D. Martin is a technology entrepreneur, venture capitalist, hedge fund manager, 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 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. Â 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. Â He sees what others can’t. Â He leads when others won’t.
Rod Martin is one of America’s finest young minds.
The future of technology is the future of America.  Rod Martin sees that future clearly, and also sees how to shape it for the betterment of all. He is firmly rooted in the traditions of faith and patriotism that have made America great. That’s why he has made, and will make, so many outstanding contributions in so many areas.