by admin | Jan 15, 2026 | Activism, Chicago, Civil rights, Crime, Death, Government, Immigration, Minnesota, Personal history, Politics, Public safety, Racism, Terrorism, Volunteerism
The Grinch paid an early visit in an attempt to steal Christmas in Chicago, but Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Chief Greg Bovino did not stay long after a surprise return from warmer haunts down south. In my previous blog post, “Moral Blowback in Chicago,” I made...
by admin | Nov 25, 2025 | Activism, Blogging, Chicago, Christianity, Civil rights, Crime, Government, History, Identity, Immigration, Journalism, National security, Public policy, Public safety, Racism, Social Equity, Social Media, Volunteerism, Writing
Then the righteous will reply, “Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and fed you, or thirsty and gave you drink, a stranger and took you home, or naked and clothed you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and come to visit you?” And the king will answer, “I tell...
by admin | Aug 26, 2025 | Crime, Death, Government, Personal history
Most of us have had some experience in dealing with bullies, either directly as objects of their behavior, or indirectly in perhaps assisting or defending someone else who was the target. The subject has taken on new urgency since the most recent presidential...
by admin | Apr 24, 2025 | Activism, Civil rights, Crime, Government, Immigration, Politics, Public safety, Terrorism
How did we get here? How did we ever get here so fast? These are almost surely questions on the minds of millions of Americans watching the dystopian horror show that includes the ongoing imprisonment of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia in a brutal, gang-ridden prison in...
by admin | Nov 5, 2024 | Activism, Books, Crime, Government, History, Immigration, Personal history, Political philosophy, Public policy, Public safety, Russia
Some time in 1997, I undertook a reading experiment I have never regretted, which was to begin to read, sequentially, biographies of U.S. presidents. I am not sure exactly when I picked up Cincinnatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment by Garry Wills, but it...
by admin | Sep 3, 2024 | Activism, Books, Christianity, Civil rights, Crime, Government, History, National security, Politics, Racism, Religion
Donald Trump has an Achilles heel that sticks out like a sore thumb. Yes, I may be flirting with cuteness by using a mixed metaphor. But think about it. This man who so desperately wants to be seen as tough, even invincible, has created his own massive psychological...
