Persuasion

What If Trump Is In No Hurry to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

The real insurer of global trade is the U.S. Navy. The world is about to figure that out to its (and Lloyd’s) dismay.

Mar 20 • Rod D. Martin

Christian, You Got Played (Again): On Trump, Meme Videos, and Emotional Manipulation

This is not about Trump. This is about how so many Christians, and particularly pastors, got duped into a denunciation ritual demanded by the Left.

Feb 15 • Michael Clary

UPDATE: Trump's India Trade Triumph

They told you Trump had alienated India, and Narendra Modi was Xi Jinping's new best friend. Instead, India will now pay 18%, the U.S. will pay zero…

Feb 4 • Rod D. Martin

5:05

Around the World in Just 4 Minutes: Rod on Fox Business

Martin Capital founder and CEO Rod Martin discusses the purge in China and what it may mean for war with Taiwan, Trump's Davos dominance, plus big moves…

Jan 28 • Rod D. Martin

4:15

Niall Ferguson: How Trump Won Davos

I have never before seen a single individual so completely dominate this vast bazaar of the powerful, the wealthy, the famous, and the self-important.

Jan 24 • Guest Author

Trump at Davos: Greenland, the Chagos, & China - Rod on NTD Good Morning

Martin Capital's Rod D. Martin discusses the President's Davos triumph: the Greenland deal, how the Chagos deal and Diego Garcia drove it, and how Trump…

Jan 23 • Rod D. Martin

7:58

A Buyer’s Guide to Greenland

Greenland wants but can't afford its independence. But despite lip service to the contrary, Denmark sees no zero strategic logic in enabling Greenlandic…

Jan 22 • Rod D. Martin and Guest Author

Just Asking Questions

The very first question in the Bible does not come from God, Adam, or Eve. It comes from the serpent, a deceptive, leading question, designed to reframe…

Dec 14, 2025 • Michael Foster

Trump's New National Security Strategy, PLUS Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court

Rod Martin & Frank Gaffney on Trump's new National Security Strategy (and why most pundits get it wrong), PLUS the Muslim Brotherhood, China's perfidy…

Dec 12, 2025 • Rod D. Martin and Frank J. Gaffney

22:07

Putin's "War Threat" to NATO Is a Giant Bluff

The threats are bunk. Putin’s “ready for war with Europe” line is bluff and leverage, a bargaining position not a battle plan. NATO’s real risk is not…

Dec 5, 2025 • Guest Author

Peace in Ukraine? PLUS: America's Energy Revolution, & the Comey-James Indictments

Rod Martin & Frank Gaffney discuss Trump's negotiating strategy with Russia and Ukraine, America's growing energy dominance, and the fate of James Comey…

Nov 29, 2025 • Rod D. Martin and Frank J. Gaffney

19:51

Trump’s Negotiating Strategy and the 28-Point Peace Proposal for Ukraine

Neither Russia nor Ukraine can win outright. But Ukraine can lose everything without a durable peace. Here's how Trump means to get there.

Nov 25, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

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