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What America Won in Iran, and What Happens Now to Global Energy Markets
Rod D. Martin and Don Ma discuss Iran's functional surrender, will the peace hold, what comes next, and how global oil markets have changed forever, to…
Jun 18
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Rod D. Martin
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U.S.-Iran Peace Deal is Effectively an Iranian Surrender
Rod D. Martin and Chris Beers discuss Iran's de facto surrender, will the peace hold, what comes next, and what awaits Donald Trump at this week's G7…
Jun 15
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Rod D. Martin
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War Update: The Peace Talks, and How the U.S. is Driving Wedges Between China, Russia, & Iran
Rod D. Martin and Kevin Hogan go in-depth on the state of the talks, the public "leaks", how Trump's Kharg Island threat moved the needle, and the…
Jun 13
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Rod D. Martin
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The Islamic Ethnic Cleansing of the Middle East's Jews
One cannot make the argument in good faith that Israel is "colonial". It can only be made by deciding, in advance, that certain people don't count.
Jun 10
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War Update: Ceasefire Violations and Trump's Endgame
Rod D. Martin and Cary Dunst discuss the ceasefire violations, Lebanon, the peace talks, Iran's efforts to play the U.S. midterms, plus the winners and…
Jun 8
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Rod D. Martin
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New Member Benefit? The Half-Full Report - May 29, 2026
I'm filling in for a friend's column this week. Read it, and let me know if you think we should make a weekly roundup like this a regular feature at…
May 29
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The Trump-Xi Summit: Oil, Iran, and America's New Global Security Architecture
My discussion with Pastor Jeff Schreve on AFR about discerning the times: a conservative Christian lens on global events.
May 13
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Rod D. Martin
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The Map Is Closing Around China
Australia’s purchase of Japanese frigates reveals Trump’s emerging Indo-Pacific security architecture. The trap is already snapping shut, just as Trump…
May 13
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How Trump's Iran Blockade Became America’s Payday
The mullahs are bleeding cash, America is establishing energy dominance, and Trump is shifting both global power and profit from London and Brussels to…
May 11
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NATO Unraveling? Pros, Cons, and How to Fix It
NATO has never been closer to dissolution. But is it actually that close? Should we really care? And what must happen to turn our freeloading "allies…
May 4
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War Update: Russia Helps Iran, PLUS The Week's Most-Read Articles
Rod D. Martin & Stefania Cox discuss Gen. Dan Caine's statement that Russia is helping Iran: how far does that go, what is the threat, what is the…
May 1
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Rod D. Martin
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Trump Assassination 3.0 and the Iran War
Rod Martin & Eric Metaxas on the rise of leftist political violence, the Socialist Critical Theory worldview vs. the Founding Fathers, and an update on…
Apr 30
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Eric Metaxas
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