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Faith & CultureCue Up the Photographers for Diplomats Fleeing the Embassy Roof
by Rod D. MartinAugust 15, 2021 As the South Vietnam-like debacle unfolds, again under Democrats,...
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The Coral Sea: The Mirror Image of the South China Sea
Australia, like China, is militarizing the waters off its eastern coast. by Jacob L....
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Growing Resistance to China’s Perfidy
by Dr. Willy Lo-Lap Lam July 13, 2018 The hard edges of China’s global soft power projection have...
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The Myth of Deforestation
by Alexander Hammond May 31, 2018 Recently on the BBC, Deborah Tabart from the Australian Koala...
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The Middle of an Era
Only now is the full power of what started in 2008 being felt. by George Friedman March 1, 2018 I...
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US-China Trade Talks Collapse and It’s North Korea’s Fault
by George Friedman July 24, 2017 The United States and China met to discuss trade issues. The...
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Could Britain Become the New Singapore?
by Marian L. Tupy July 5, 2017 On June 23, 2016, the British people voted in a referendum to leave...
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Why a Trump Meeting With Kim or Duterte Makes Sense
by Jacob L. Shapiro May 4, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump told Bloomberg on Monday that he would...
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China, North Korea and a Useful Coincidence
by George Friedman April 7, 2017 The meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S....
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Trump and Xi Take Center Stage
by George Friedman and Jacob L. Shapiro April 4, 2017 US President Donald Trump and Chinese...
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Trump’s Greatest Deal
by Caroline Glick April 1, 2017 What can be done about Iran? For the past eight years, the Obama...
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What Past Empires Tell Us About the Future
by George Friedman March 27, 2017 Spanish essayist George Santayana once wrote, “Those who cannot...
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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.