Reporting on 2025

As We Begin a New Year Together at Improving Police As this year comes to a close, I want to pause…

Fear Is Not Public Safety

AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn Why Chief O’Hara’s Message Matters Now Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara recently published an op-ed titled “Fear Undermines…

On 2025: And the Year Ahead

Standing, Speaking, and Being Courageous Reporting on Year 2025 Why 2025 Mattered This past year tested our democracy in ways…

To the Community: A Call to Action

Protect Our Neighbors, Uphold the Constitution I speak today as a person of faith and conscience—committed to human dignity, the…

To Fellow Police Officers on the Street: This Moment Is Yours!

As many of you know, I spent more than 30 years as a police officer, including serving as chief in…

Training and Leading Police

The Toxicity Doesn’t End at Graduation Even if police academies reformed tomorrow, the police employment crisis would persist—because the problem…

Only One Institution Can Stop Federal Overreach: Your Local Police

This is the Moment! What Happens When They Come for You? Ask History I am sensing a growing danger in…

A New Kind of Courage: Why Police Must Confront Federal Overreach.

Something extraordinary just happened in Minneapolis — something we have not seen from a major-city police chief in years. Chief…

This Could Be Your Finest Hour!

Questions Every Police Leader Should Answer About Federal Immigration Enforcement When federal agents operate inside a city, the responsibility for…

Why the Rule of Law Matters—Especially for Local Policing

President Trump Pardons Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Major Drug Trafficking Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of receiving millions in bribes…