[Note: I served over 20 years as Madison’s chief of police. This is a big change. While I have argued…
Years after… A Conversation
The following is an email exchange between me and woman I hired a number of years ago (I am posting…
The Hell of Being a Black Cop
“Attorney General William Barr claims that American policing does not suffer from institutional racism. Any Black officer will tell you that isn’t…
A Dire Prediction
We are about to struggle with a most important decision regarding our national values and how we are going to…
Ed Flynn (and Me) on Gun Control
Incisive and to the point. Former Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn on Wisconsin’s “Open Carry” Laws. Excerpted from The Marshall…
Reconciliation — A Way Forward
There is Another Way Here we go again. This time it’s Kenosha in my home state. No, police should not…
Leadership and Perspective
The higher the mountain on which you stand, the less change in the prospect from year to year, from age…
Policing in America: Sixty Years of Practice and Observation
Each time there is a policing crisis in our nation I say to myself, “This is a great opportunity for…
Post Minneapolis: What’s Happening?
“There’s Something Happening Here…” [Ed. Note: I served as Chief of Police for over 20 years in Madison. I was…
Suburban Answers
Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center (MN) now stand as police reform model Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park began reform in 2005. …
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 