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Faith & CultureThe Rod Martin Report – July 25, 2016
The Rod Martin Report- July 25, 2016 Iowa Preaching Ban RNC Wrap-Up Is Trump a Fascist? The...
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A $1 Billion Prize to Cure Alzheimer’s?
by Rod D. Martin July 2, 2015 House Republicans, intent on repealing and replacing Obamacare, are...
Read MorePhysics Students Devise Concept for Star Wars-Style Deflector Shields
You read that right: Â yet another sci-fi standby becomes reality. Â (And if you never thought about it, surely you realize your iPhone is a tricorder, and your iPad is one of the “pads” from Star Trek: The Next...
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Noah: Outstanding…and Not for Everyone
by Rod D. Martin March 31, 2014 Auteur filmmaker Darren Aronofsky may well have produced his...
Read MoreGo See “Son of God”
by Rod D. Martin February 24, 2014 Who knew Mark Burnett — creator of Survivor, The Apprentice and seemingly half of everything else on TV — was a Christian? Well, he is. Â Last year, he and his wife Roma Downey...
Read MoreJobs is Pretty Good, But…
by Rod D. Martin August 17, 2013 So I just saw Jobs. Â It’s pretty good. Â But there’s a big caveat to that. Like most people these days, I’m a huge Steve Jobs fan. Â Unlike most people, I’ve been a...
Read MoreWarp Drive, Coming Soon?
by Rod D. Martin May 15, 2013 Space.com reports today not only that Einstein’s general relativity may permit FTL (faster than light) travel after all, but that NASA is actively working on it in a laboratory at the Johnson...
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Go See “42”
by Rod D. Martin April 13, 2013 Obviously, most people will feel obligated to at least say...
Read More“Why Zombies Matter”
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Russ Moore takes a look at zombies, what they represent, and why they matter. Â A read worth remembering and passing on. by Russell Moore October 31, 2012 LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)...
Read MoreOscar Wrap-Up: “No Country for Old Glory”
by Rod D. Martin February 27, 2008 Lisa Fabrizio cuts to the chase, at the American Spectator.
Read MoreHollywood’s 9/11 Idiot Brigade
by Rod D. Martin March 22, 2007 The New York Post reports that Charlie Sheen and Rosie O’Donnell are making a video pushing the theory that the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 attacks. If there were ever proof that...
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Hollywood Meets William Wilberforce
by Charles Colson Prison Fellowship March 2, 2007 Few men have changed history as profoundly as...
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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.