The Fight for the Soul of Policing

To My Brothers and Sisters in Blue: To you who wear the badge across America today: We are at a … More

The Thin Blue Line in the Crossfire: Who Do We Truly Serve?

The streets of Minneapolis and their surrounding suburbs have become a theater of chaos. As a retired police chief with … More

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

If Not Now, When?

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE POLICE LEADERS OF AMERICA: THE TIME IS NOW AN OPEN LETTER TO THE POLICE LEADERS … More

When Viral “Fake News” Becomes Federal Policy

In our modern digital landscape, professional policing faces an unprecedented and corrosive burden: the “digital-to-federal feedback loop” This has been … More

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 … More

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 … More

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 … More