The Death of a Poet and the Collapse of the Professional Police Model I have spent more than 30 years … More
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Reporting on 2025
As We Begin a New Year Together at Improving Police As this year comes to a close, I want to pause … 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
Only One Institution Can Stop Federal Overreach: Your Local Police
This is the Moment! What Happens When They Come for You? Ask History I am sensing a growing danger 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
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
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
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
If You Can’t Understand the People You Police, You Don’t Deserve the Badge
Let’s stop tiptoeing around the obvious. You cannot hand legal authority — the power to detain, to use force, to … More
