SitemapHome AboutLatest ArticlesPodcastGlossaryContact MichaelArticlesCan Cam Hunt challenge a Jay Jones write-in victory?What the 2026 election means for Barbour CountyThe unusual politics of the Jay Jones write-in campaignA picture of your driver’s license is not a digital driver’s licenseWhen human review becomes a rubber stampAlabama’s Trey’s Law changes what an NDA can hideMontgomery’s police NDAs raise questions about what government can keep confidentialCan an Alabama police chief make any vehicle an emergency vehicle?Sometimes quitting is the responsible career decisionReasonable suspicion, probable cause, and proof beyond a reasonable doubtAsking for a supervisor doesn’t put the stop on holdJust because you filed a report, doesn’t mean you’re entitled to a warrantWhat End of Watch understands about partnershipTwenty years of experience or one year repeated twenty times?If one employee can abuse a police system 2,700 times, that’s not just an employee problemThey put the AI in charge before it was readyPreparing for the police academyYour degrees and schools don’t mean much if your officers won’t follow youWhat to expect during a traffic stopExtreme OwnershipWhen your supervisor won’t decide because he’s scared of riskWhy good leaders explain their decisionsPolice power should never become political ammunitionPromotion should not be a reward for good workWhy cops stop caring and start protecting themselvesChoosing a police chief should be more than a resume and an interviewWhen a chief throws a good cop under the bus to save himselfThe standard you ignore becomes the standard you acceptThe officer screwed up. Now tell me what his sergeant knew.You can’t lead a police department from behind a closed doorThe worst use-of-force report is the one nobody writesHow much should a city know before it hands someone a chief’s badge?Promoting your best employee can be a terrible ideaWhat Restrepo shows about leadership inside a teamHow to make your home less attractive to a thiefWhat does a chief owe the public while his own officers are under investigation?Barbour County has always had more stories than answersIf your promotional process can be manipulated, you don’t have a promotional processCan you successfully lead a police department that doesn’t want you as chief?If good cops fear Internal Affairs and bad cops don’t, you have an IA problemPromoting the wrong person is bad. Leaving them there is worse.What happens when a police chief tells the truth about his own department?When a leader should change courseExperience is valuable, but habit is not the same thing.Government transparency shouldn’t depend on whether you like the questionEqual treatment isn’t always fair treatmentWhy police equipment is a leadership decisionThe Barbour County most people drive right throughWhy some training changes behavior and some does notHow to file a police reportWhen politics enters the chain of commandTraining is expensive. Hiring the wrong person costs more.What police and communities need from each otherWorkday keeps its internal AI bias-testing material privilegedBecoming the boss changed how I judge the bossWhat the Lee County sheriff’s primary results told usWhat turning 52 has taught me about starting overWhy Jay Jones might lose the Republican primary in Lee County, AlabamaA job interview should tell you what you’re walking intoDelegation doesn’t transfer responsibilityWhat the Jedi and the Sith get wrong about leadershipA strong community doesn’t require everyone to agreeConfidence is not the same as readinessNobody wants to work anymoreWhat information helps when you report suspicious activity?Small-town leadership is personalHow to learn from a mistake without letting it define youWhy hiring one police officer is a bigger decision than it appearsWhy consistency matters more than intensityWorkday AI bias case expands to sex and California discrimination claimsWhy organizations keep bad employees too longHow scammers use urgency to defeat good judgmentTrust is usually built before anyone needs the policeExperience can give you answers before you ask enough questionsCan Deep Work exist in a job built around interruption?What being coachable actually looks likeYour employee may not be the problem. Your hiring process might be.Accountability starts with clear expectationsDoes a sheriff have too much political power over employees?What does a small-town police department actually do all day?How to follow up after filing a police reportWhy police reports take longer than most people expectWhy good employees finally stop caringYou reported a problem. What can the police actually do?How I’m preparing to return to the police academy after 28 yearsWhy police can’t always tell you everythingWhy leaving a gun in your vehicle creates another riskWhat accountability looks like when everyone knows everyoneThe difference between being liked and being trustedWhat to expect when you call the policeAI hiring filters can put employers and vendors on the hookThe 1874 Election Massacre: confronting Barbour County’s political legacyLearning to ask why: The Five Monkeys
