Watershed: A Poem

When Arguments Fail, Poets Must Act We are living through a watershed moment in our nation—a time when the “acrid smoke” of … More

A Tragic, But Probable Scenario

When Badges Confront Each Other A fictional scenario about accountability, restraint, and the uneasy future of democratic policing It began … More

On State of Policing 5 Years After the Death of George Floyd

The following is a deep discussion and analysis into what has been happening in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis and /St. … More

Police Killings in U.S. Rise!

The number of people killed by the police has risen every year since the murder of George Floyd in 2020. … More

Five Years After George Floyd

Governing Magazine, in a lengthy article, does a great job this month of reviewing the state of policing in America … More

Cease Fire! 1,000 Annual Deaths by Police Are Far Too Many!

[Note: The following news column was submitted to three leading American news sources. USA Today stepped up and published what … More

Improve Police Training, Use of Force, and the Blue Subculture

What needs to be done to improve our nation’s police? I have reviewed three recent articles which, in my opinion, … More

It’s Time We Talked Again About Moral Policing

Making Choices: Which Way Do I Go? One of my most viewed posts over the past 12 years is Making … More

What Have We Learned Since Ferguson?

In 2014, Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, MO. Six years later, and after much analysis, … More

Infidelity: The Moral Relapse of American Policing

Infidelity. Unfaithfulness to a moral obligation, trust, or duty; disloyalty.   I write this in my mid-80s. I have practiced the … More