Why I Think the Way I Do

Why I wrote yesterday’s blog. For me, the dream I illustrated yesterday acknowledges that I cannot change the racist system … More

Why Today’s Cops Need to Know What Other Cops Have Learned

Now in my 80th year, I have tried to off-load the accumulated burdens of police-related matters. It has not been easy … More

A Plea For a National Police Summit

Yes. we’ve come a long way… but cannot more, much more be done to improve the quality of our nation’s … More

The Dis-ease of Mediocrity

“Mediocre: of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad; barely adequate.” I am usually a happy and hopeful … More

Some More Thoughts About Attitude (Ethos)

  Since 9/11, we have descended a slippery slope regarding the value of life: capital punishment, fear of the “other” … 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

The Lack of Diversity in Our Nation’s Police — A Time To Act (Again)

Given what has happened in Ferguson, I have been wondering whether or not this was the situation with our nation’s … More

Deja Vu: Part 2 — What Cincinnati Learned

With Ferguson still “on fire,” it may be helpful to look to a similar situation that happened in Cincinnati in … More

Open Letter to Our Nation’s Police Leaders

Dear Fellow Police Leaders — Brothers and Sisters, It sadly seems to take a Ferguson or other nationally-exposed incident to … More

Ferguson — Deja Vu!

Talk about déjà vu. It’s almost getting tedious. A police shooting. Mistrust and anger in the community. Looting, fires and … More