History will not ask if this moment was comfortable. It will ask if our local police leaders did their duty … More
Tag: immigration
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
A New Kind of Courage: Why Police Must Confront Federal Overreach.
Something extraordinary just happened in Minneapolis — something we have not seen from a major-city police chief in years. Chief … 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
The Bold-Faced Lie Behind the Raids
When less than 7% of those deported are violent offenders, the President’s “law and order” campaign isn’t about safety — … More
Speak Up! This Isn’t American Policing!
Picture: Masked federal immigration officers take the elevator at immigration court in Manhattan. David Dee Delgado/Reuters We Must Not Let … More
Police Must Rise to Meet the Moment
[The following article I authored appeared in “The Progressive” magazine on November 4, 2025.] Local police must observe, document, and … More
Loathing in Chicago
(The following is a summary of an article last week by Jamiles Lartey and Geoff Hing of The Marshall Project … More
Who Will Stop This Outrage?
What Happens When Law and Decency Collapse? As a retired police leader, I am outraged that our local government and … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 