The Long March

I have spent the past year being graded, evaluated, and assessed as a student at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC). After graduating and reflecting over the past year, I will now grade, evaluate, and assess CGSC.

Tom note: Here is the ninth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 2nd most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the seventh entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 4th most-read item of...

And so Mattis goes. It was probably inevitable after his former subordinate John Kelly was said to be leaving his...

Tom note: Here is the sixth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 5th most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the fifth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 6th most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the fourth entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 7th most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the third entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 8th most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the second entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 9th most-read item of...

Tom note: Here is the first entry in our 10 Long March posts for 2018, the 10th most-read item of...

What has been the most effective naval anti-ship weapon over the last 75 years? Air to ship missiles? Bombs? Torpedoes?...

If everyone is an expert on mental health and wellness, are we listening to those who are actually experts?There seems...

I think I have read almost every book David Hackett Fischer has written, including the one on economic history and...

Writing about what some called King Philip’s War, Jill Lepore reminds us of the tight-knit relationship between war and telling...

I’d missed several recent issues of the Marine Corps Gazette, so read them in a bunch when four recently arrived...

News of retired Marine Gen. John Kelly‘s departure as White House chief of oozed out over the weekend like toxic slime....

If you followed my old Foreign Policy column, you’ll probably remember that I have long been interested in leadership and...

Here's the 20th and final entry in our contest about finding meaningful work after leaving the armed services. I’ve really liked...

The morning after Thanksgiving, my dog, Dyngo, was having trouble walking. He’s a strong, happy dog, so with some coaxing,...

In Presidents of War,Michael Beschloss, one of our premier historians, looks at eight wars and nine presidents: James Madison and...

No. 19 in our contest says you don’t have to find meaning in your work, that there are other places...

Last Saturday, a vice admiral died in Bahrain of an apparent suicide. Officials were quoted as saying “no foul play”...

The vigorous Twitter response to the recent piece “There’s A Reason For All That Hazing And Ass-Chewing, And We Shouldn’t...

Too often the impulse when going through a reading list is to critique it, and point out the holes. I’ve...

Here's the 18th entry in our contest about how and whether to find meaning post-military. We are seeing some patterns...