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J.A. Cauthen

Commissioned from the U.S. Naval Academy in 2022, J.A. Cauthen spent 11 years as an active duty naval officer, returned to the Naval Academy as a history instructor in 2008, and retired from the Navy Reserve in 2022. He currently resides in Mesa, Arizona, with his wife and two children.

Articles by J.A. Cauthen

Divide and Conquer: Radicalizing Military Education

Jun 7, 2023 · J.A. Cauthen · Comments Off

From late 2017 to 2018, three scholars wrote and submitted to academic journals 20 fake papers focused on gender and sexual identity—what the authors call “grievance studies.” Seven journals published … Continue reading “Divide and Conquer: Radicalizing Military Education”

The U.S. Naval Academy is Adrift

Nov 11, 2022 · J.A. Cauthen · Comments Off

America, it would seem to some, is irredeemably racist, bigoted, and guided by hate. Those fighting against these pervasive evils have experienced a great “awokening” and are on a noble … Continue reading “The U.S. Naval Academy is Adrift”

Merit and Preferences: Never the Twain Shall Meet

Jan 9, 2013 · J.A. Cauthen · Comments Off

A former history instructor at the Naval Academy reflects on the problems of the diversity obsession.