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

Loathing in Chicago

(The following is a summary of an article last week by Jamiles Lartey and Geoff Hing of The Marshall Project … 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