The Year Ahead – 2015

This blog has been on line now for four years. I started it in the fall of 2011, shortly before … More

Digest the Book, Pass it On @50% Off!

Here’s your chance to get Arrested Development at 50% off the $15.00 price this holiday season. At these savings, I … More

An Open Letter to President Obama (again)

[I wrote the following letter to President Obama shortly after his election. Six years later, I believe the letter has … More

A Lesson From Ferguson: It’s Time to End Domination Policing

A Lesson For America: Dismantle the Domination System [The following essay is my attempt to look at what has caused … More

Another Voice Against Police Militarization

Travis Gettys posted the following piece last week on the website, “Signs of the Times.” It is a topic that … More

The Importance of Dialogue

The following letter appeared in The New York Times on November 10th. It is a response regarding police and the … More

Learning From Ferguson — Preventing Others

A good question for the people of Ferguson and St. Louis County is “Where do we go from here?” An … More

Police Change in Ferguson and Portland — Are There Better Ways?

In Ferguson, police are trying to improve while operating under crisis conditions. In Portland, police are trying to improve while … More

Body Cameras: Is This What We’ve Come To?

Body cameras will not save American policing nor will they help establish the trust and support that police need in … More

How to Sustain Excellence

“Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right … More