Peter Thiel

Palantir Has Lots of Enemies. Do They Even Know What It Does?

It’s hard to explain something that can put chicken nuggets in Walmart and kill Osama bin Laden. Palantir can do both.

Mar 13 • Guest Author

Deep Dive: America's Nuclear Renaissance

How Trump and Big Tech broke Democrats’ 50-year war on nuclear power, and what that means for America's future.

Jan 15 • Rod D. Martin

Can Generation X Save the West?

The barbarian hordes can be repulsed. And we're just the people to do it.

Jan 14 • Guest Author

My 10 Favorite Books of 2025

Run don't walk to buy all of these.

Dec 22, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

The America Party Is A Bad Idea...For Elon

Musk's entry into American civic life has been highly positive. But the legalities surrounding his new political party could derail his plans, and his…

Jul 10, 2025 • Rod D. Martin

My 10 Favorite Books of 2024

Run don't walk to buy all of these.

Dec 18, 2024 • Rod D. Martin

The Myth That Billionaires "Hoard" Wealth

Whether it's through investment, consumption, or philanthropy, the vast majority of wealth billionaires hold is anything but stagnant.

Mar 15, 2019 • Guest Author

The Economic Case for a Transformational Leader as FDA Chief

Most of America's fiscal dangers stem from escalating costs related to aging. There's actually a solution for that.

Jan 25, 2017 • Patrick Cox

The Rod Martin Report: January 7, 2017

You can read about the world anywhere. You read The Rod Martin Report to understand it.

Jan 7, 2017 • Rod D. Martin

Trump’s FDA Chief Could Save Your Life

In 2016 the FDA approved fewer drugs than any year in history. That has to change.

Dec 13, 2016 • Patrick Cox

The Battle Against Western Civ: Higher Education & Anti-American Indoctrination

What is at issue here is how Americans define their place in the world.

Mar 30, 2016 • Guest Author

The Rod Martin Report: October 3, 2014, 45th Birthday Edition

You can read about the world anywhere. You read The Rod Martin Report to understand it.

Oct 3, 2014 • Rod D. Martin

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