Retired Col. John Mills is the author of “The Nation Will Follow” and “War Against The Deep State” and is a national security professional with service in five eras: cold war, peace dividend, war on terror, world in chaos, and now, great power competition.
He is the former director of cybersecurity policy, strategy, and international affairs at the Department of Defense.
John is a senior fellow at the Center for Security Policy, member of the Spectrum Group. ColonelRETJohn on Substack, GETTR and TRUTH; He is also the author of “The Nation Will Follow” available now and “War Against the Deep State” coming out in Fall of 2023.
John is a regular contributor, guest, and/or Op-Ed Writer on Warroom, Newsmax, Real America’s Voice, The Epoch Times, Epoch/NTD Television, Newsmax Platinum, and the Daily Middle East.
- Sam Faddis passes on July 25, 2026
- The anti-MAGA demographic: White, Highly Educated, and Broke
- An epic achievement: Federal money cut for worthless college degrees
- The best way to shoot down a drone? Use a smaller cheaper drone to knock it down.
- Unattributed Deep State Quote of the Day (UDSQOTD)
- China explodes robotic manufacturing
- Dr. Trump's treatment plan for TDS
- Unattributed Deep State Quote of the Day (UDSQOTD)
- The less we spend on Ukraine, the better Ukraine does (it appears)
- Air Force Major makes a bad decision
- Red America, Blue America, and now Commie Red America?
- "Trailblazing" Transgender Lawmaker sentenced to 33 years for child sex abuse
- Unattributed Deep State Quote of the Day (UDSQOTD)
- Christian, Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico throws Christianity under the bus
- A tough, capable new aircraft joins Special Operations Command
