When Arguments Fail, Poets Must Act We are living through a watershed moment in our nation—a time when the “acrid smoke” of … More
Tag: history
ICE: Get Out of Our Cities!
The Death of a Poet and the Collapse of the Professional Police Model I have spent more than 30 years … More
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 … More
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 … More
The Dismantling of Our Department of Justice
What Happens When Our Guardrails Fail? In the past few weeks, we Americans have been given a rare window into … More
Policing a Free Society: A Hard Task Worth Doing — 在自由社会维护治安：艰难却必要的使命
Hello, China, Can I Be of Help? — 你好，中国，我能为你提供帮助吗？ Recently, this blogsite saw an unexpected surge in readers from China … More
Make it Happen: More Women in Policing
Women in Policing: A Necessity For nearly six decades in policing and public life, I’ve watched a powerful truth unfold:When … More
A Call to Police Chiefs and Sheriffs
We are living through a constitutional stress test and it’s your leadership test. Our oath was never to a political … More
Turbulent History of the Politicized Minneapolis PD
Paradox: Echoes of Reform and the Minneapolis Police “Historian Yohuru Williams explores the history of reforming the Minneapolis Police and … More
Dialogue Policing
I have always looked for creativity, innovation, and growth in policing — the continuous improvement Dr. W. Edwards Deming taught so powerfully in the … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 