Watershed: A Poem

When Arguments Fail, Poets Must Act We are living through a watershed moment in our nation—a time when the “acrid smoke” of … More

An Urgent Warning!

History will not ask if this moment was comfortable. It will ask if our local police leaders did their duty … More

As many of you know, I spent more than 30 years as a police officer, including serving as chief in … More

When Badges Confront Each Other A fictional scenario about accountability, restraint, and the uneasy future of democratic policing It began … More

What Happens When Law and Decency Collapse? As a retired police leader, I am outraged that our local government and … More

I have posted on this blog for almost 14 years now. It began after a 33-year city police career in … More

“If you want to test yourself, plumb depths of self doubt that you have never experienced before, lose some sleep, … More

Are consent decrees the way forward for police? [I have to admit that I have strong reservations about relying … More

The Boat Story A top leader proposing a major organizational change to his or her command staff: “We are about … More