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Can the Taliban Capture Pakistan...and Its Nuclear Arsenal?
Imagine a world where Islamic terrorists have nuclear weapons. And a real country.
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EXTRA EDITION: Trump's Trade War Explained
My latest interview on Pirate Money Radio with Kevin Freeman.
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Biden’s Domestic Terror Plan Was a Blueprint for Censorship and One-Party Rule
A party that routinely resorts not to persuasion but to political violence and terror — throughout American history — should not be trusted with power.
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How China Is Building a Backdoor Military Network in the Pacific
Dual‑use ports, runways, and telecom lines in 10 Pacific nations could help the PLA threaten or even leapfrog U.S. defenses and sink shipping between…
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Deep Dive: Why Trump’s Deportations Are Legal, Constitutional, and Long Overdue
Deportation isn’t dictatorial. It’s required. And Due Process means only the process that’s actually due.
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The Florida Voter Fraud Case That Could Overturn Democrat Cheat-By-Mail
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Hope and Change: The Counterrevolution, and How We Know Trump Means It
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The Illusion of Chinese Strength: Power, Paranoia, and the Temptation of War
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Judicial Despotism: How to End Nationwide Injunction Abuse
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Can the Taliban Capture Pakistan...and Its Nuclear Arsenal?
Imagine a world where Islamic terrorists have nuclear weapons. And a real country.
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EXTRA EDITION: Trump's Trade War Explained
My latest interview on Pirate Money Radio with Kevin Freeman.
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Rod D. Martin
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Biden’s Domestic Terror Plan Was a Blueprint for Censorship and One-Party Rule
A party that routinely resorts not to persuasion but to political violence and terror — throughout American history — should not be trusted with power.
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How China Is Building a Backdoor Military Network in the Pacific
Dual‑use ports, runways, and telecom lines in 10 Pacific nations could help the PLA threaten or even leapfrog U.S. defenses and sink shipping between…
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Ten Tariff Questions Never Asked
The real trade war wasn’t Trump’s — it was decades of lopsided deals, deficits, and double standards America tolerated while others profited.
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Why the Golden Rule is the Secret of Success
The entrepreneur, the teacher, the salesman of every kind solves the problems of countless people and makes a little money from each of them. He doesn't…
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He Is Risen: Why You Must Decide Who Jesus Is This Easter
An historical Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead. These are facts. They can only be avoided so long.
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Easter Is Not Pagan, and Neither Are Its Origins
Jesus is our Passover, and the events of one specific Passover week are the origin of the holiday, no matter how many Cadbury eggs you may consume.
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“Too Busy with Woke Stuff”: The All Too (In)Visible and Inconsequential ERLC
Absent and ineffective at best, counterproductive and Woke at worst: conservative D.C. insiders share their opinion on the Southern Baptist Convention's…
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Adopted Into Grace: Roman Law, the Gospel, and the Fatherhood of God
Adoption is not just an aspect of the Gospel. It is the Gospel.
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The Next 18 Months Will Define America’s Future.
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Why the Golden Rule is the Secret of Success
The entrepreneur, the teacher, the salesman of every kind solves the problems of countless people and makes a little money from each of them. He doesn't…
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Ten Tariff Questions Never Asked
The real trade war wasn’t Trump’s — it was decades of lopsided deals, deficits, and double standards America tolerated while others profited.
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BREAKTHROUGH: How America Can Supply 85% of the World's Rare Earths
Fifteen years ago, America imported most of its oil. Now it's the world's biggest exporter. It can do the same with Rare Earth Elements, wiping out…
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The Demographic Costs of a War Over Taiwan
China’s population is already shrinking. The further demographic consequences of a Taiwan invasion would be devastating.
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BREAKING: Trump, Rubio Launch Biggest State Department Shakeup in Decades
Things are about to get a lot clearer — and a lot less anti-American — at Foggy Bottom
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18 Spectacularly Wrong Predictions Made Around the First Earth Day
The prophets of doom were not simply wrong, but spectacularly wrong. Over and over and over again. They still are.
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He Is Risen: Why You Must Decide Who Jesus Is This Easter
An historical Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead. These are facts. They can only be avoided so long.
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The CCP Thought the U.S. Was Dead. Instead They Got a Lesson From John Wayne.
The Chinese cannot replace the U.S. market. Without it, the Chinese economy collapses.
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EXTRA EDITION: Trump's Trade War Explained
My latest interview on Pirate Money Radio with Kevin Freeman.
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Why the Golden Rule is the Secret of Success
The entrepreneur, the teacher, the salesman of every kind solves the problems of countless people and makes a little money from each of them. He doesn't…
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Rod D. Martin
Deep Dive: Why Trump’s Deportations Are Legal, Constitutional, and Long Overdue
Deportation isn’t dictatorial. It’s required. And Due Process means only the process that’s actually due.
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Rod D. Martin
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He Is Risen: Why You Must Decide Who Jesus Is This Easter
An historical Jesus was crucified and rose from the dead. These are facts. They can only be avoided so long.
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Rod D. Martin
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Easter Is Not Pagan, and Neither Are Its Origins
Jesus is our Passover, and the events of one specific Passover week are the origin of the holiday, no matter how many Cadbury eggs you may consume.
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For Tax Day: The One Legal Tax Haven Washington Can’t Touch
Everyone is writing today about tax deductions, Trump's tax cuts, and the usual advice. But here's a solution you may never have heard of that could cut…
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Securing Panama: U.S. Inks Deal to End Chinese Hegemony at the Canal
Trump scores a huge Panama Canal win: countering China, re-establishing a military presence in Panama, plus toll-free priority passage for the U.S…
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See I Told You So - My Fox Business Interview on Trump's Trade Triumph
The predictable Enemedia outlets are claiming Trump blinked. Don't ever let these people negotiate a car deal for you.
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51:43
EXTRA EDITION: Trump's Trade War Explained
My latest interview on Pirate Money Radio with Kevin Freeman.
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Rod D. Martin
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Guest Author
The CCP Thought the U.S. Was Dead. Instead They Got a Lesson From John Wayne.
The Chinese cannot replace the U.S. market. Without it, the Chinese economy collapses.
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Guest Author
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5:32
See I Told You So - My Fox Business Interview on Trump's Trade Triumph
The predictable Enemedia outlets are claiming Trump blinked. Don't ever let these people negotiate a car deal for you.
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How the Space-Industrial Complex Stole Our Future (and How We're Getting It Back)
My latest interview on CrossPolitic.
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Space: The Military Frontier
My latest interview on Economic War Room with Kevin Freeman.
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The Southern Baptist Convention: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
My interview with John Anderson on why the SBC matters, how it works, who's doing right, who's Woke, and what you can do about it.
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Trump Stomps The Last Life Out Of The Democrat Party On Live TV
The Democrats desperately want to continue to paint themselves as the party of the little man. It is all a lie, and last night, America saw it.
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Rod on the True Nature of Capitalism, Socialism, and the Deep State
My interview with Craig and Shelly Huey on the true natures of Capitalism, Socialism and the Deep State.
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