United, Ferguson, Abu-Ghraib, And The L.A. Riots At 25: Lessons Learned
This article, written by Chuck DeVore, originally appeared in Forbes on April 27, 2017. 25 years ago, I was leading patrols in riot-torn Los Angeles as an Army National Guard captain. In 24 hours, I...
View ArticleHot Dogs and Over-Criminalization in Berkeley
The now-viral video of a UC-Berkeley police officer seizing a bacon hotdog vendor’s money begs some deeper scrutiny. The officer’s department issued a statement saying the money that was seized was...
View ArticleLimits on The American Dream in California
Reading about dreams that were squashed by a government regulation is essentially Groundhog Day in California. A young man named Jonathan became a victim to overregulation when the Bay Area school that...
View ArticleBail reform is a good thing but California went too far
This article by Michael Haugen originally appeared in Dallas Morning News September 9, 2018. There has been a long-running comparison between California and Texas as to which of the country’s two most...
View ArticleNew California law terminates bail and risks public safety while Texas seeks...
This article by Chuck DeVore originally appeared in Forbes September 10, 2018. With California Governor Jerry Brown’s signature on Senate Bill 10, the cash bail system, with 15 centuries of history,...
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