This is the Moment! What Happens When They Come for You? Ask History I am sensing a growing danger in … More
Tag: politics
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
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
The Dismantling of Our Department of Justice
What Happens When Our Guardrails Fail? In the past few weeks, we Americans have been given a rare window into … 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
A Call to Police Chiefs and Sheriffs
We are living through a constitutional stress test and it’s your leadership test. Our oath was never to a political … More
Turbulent History of the Politicized Minneapolis PD
Paradox: Echoes of Reform and the Minneapolis Police “Historian Yohuru Williams explores the history of reforming the Minneapolis Police and … More
Improving Police: A Necessary Conversation 