John Cauthen

John Cauthen


  • A Politicized Military, Run by a Frail President

    July 18, 2024

    A Politicized Military, Run by a Frail President

    President Biden’s debate performance on June 27 shattered any remaining illusions of a lucid and vibrant commander-in-chief at the helm of our nation.  Instead, the American people witnessed the ramblings of a diminished and frail man...

  • April 21, 2023

    DIE Means the Death of Military Professionalism

    Recent studies and reporting have highlighted the military's recruiting challenges for fiscal year 2022 with dire projections of future shortfalls in coming years.  The reasons for recruiting deficits are many and complex, but one major...

  • August 27, 2021

    Will Kabul become America's Dien Bien Phu?

    With President Biden's August 31 withdrawal deadline looming and the Taliban's insistence that it not be extended, the unanswered question is what the Taliban will do, and how Biden will respond should the evacuation effort stall and U.S. mil...