William John Cox

“New Breed” Police Officer

Public Interest Lawyer

Prosecutor

Author

Philosopher

We Can Stop the Slaughter of Children

Truthout - December 20, 2012 ~All Americans, not just the president, weep at the image of 20 little children gunned down as they hid in their classroo...

The Power of the Mormon Church Over Mitt Romney

Global Research - September 24, 2012 ~ An excerpt from Mitt Romney and the Mormon Church: Questions. The election of Mitt Romney as president of the...

The Separate Security Interests of the United States and Israel

The Intrepid Report - September 17, 2012 ~ An excerpt from Target Iran: Drawing Red Lines in the Sand. A balanced analysis of the security interests...

A Law Enforcement Alternative to War in Syria

Nation of Change - August 5, 2012 ~ Once again the United States is engaging in a war it is destined to lose. Add Syria to the long list of nation...

A Real Job for the Vice President: Leading Congress

Truthout - February 25, 2012 ~ The vice presidency has been a joke for most of the nation’s history. The first vice president, John Adams, said ...

Airport Screening Policy: Repression or Discretion?

Counterpunch - August 23, 2011 ~ Google “TSA stupidity” and you will find that almost one-and-a-half million websites have something to say a...

Women and the Election of 2012

Not only did President Obama win reelection with the support of 55 percent of women voters, the issues that are important to women also helped expose ...

Voting Our Conscience, Rather Than Our Fears

October 23, 2012 Following supper last evening, my wife Helen, and our daughter Naomi, engaged in a family tradition. We gathered at the kitchen ...

Student Voting and Making Choices

October 11, 2012 - Press Release to College Newspapers ~ Four years ago, students enrolled in the colleges and universities of the United States w...

The Art of Helen Werner Cox

As you scroll through this page you will see that many of the articles have been illustrated by my wife, Helen Werner Cox. She is a retired national...

The Decline of an Empire

As we were driving down the street in Long Beach on the Veteran’s Day holiday weekend, my wife, Helen pointed out a flag that was showing signs of h...

Reflections on the Holocaust Denial Case

September 7, 2011 It has been 30 years since I represented Auschwitz survivor Mel Mermelstein in the Holocaust Denial Case. We were successful i...

Target Iran: Drawing Red Lines in the Sand

A history of Iran and its conflict with the United States and Israel over its uranium enrichment program, a discussion of the likelihood of war betwee...

Mitt Romney and the Mormon Church: Questions

A brief review of the Mormon corporate empire and the power it holds over high priest and presidential candidate Mitt Romney, whose family has been a ...

The Man Who Ate His Fingers: War & Justice

The Man Who Ate His Fingers is a fact-based political philosophy. It is narrated by fictional characters, including the protagonist Sam, a homeless Ar...

Time Travel to Ancient Math & Physics

In Time Travel, we go back in time to take an insightful look at ancient civilizations and the science and mathematics they used. The reader is tra...

Mindkind: Math & Physics for the New Millennium

Reminiscent of Victorian Age scientific philosophy, Mindkind interweaves alternative theories of physics, mathematics and geometry with the nature, or...

You’re Not Stupid! Get the Truth: A Brief on the Bush Presidency

Information is power, and in this day and age, most Americans are powerless. That's why this book is written for you, a busy person, to collect the ke...

Mindkind: A Philosophy of Peace

May 1, 2011 All of us have this in common: We share this fragile nest we call Earth; we gaze out with wonder at the universe around us; and we are ...

Mindkind: Math and Physics for the New Millennium

March 26, 2011 Following is the dedication and preface to a small book I have worked on for the last 30 years. The book was written in the spirit o...

Hello: We Speak the Truth

Explores the dynamics of the mind, the origin of consciousness, the reality of existence and personal transformation. Hello provides insights into ...

The View From Outside the Box: A Report on the Human Condition

Media Monitors Network - July 5, 2005 The genius of Albert Einstein was demonstrated by his ability to step aside in his mind and view the univers...

The Last Generation of Mindkind on Earth

First written many years ago, this essay continues to provide the foundation of my personal and political philosophy. Questions.Should the citizens...

William John Cox

For more than 40 years, William John Cox vigorously pursued a career in law enforcement, public policy and the law. As a police officer, he was an e...

“The Other Woman” In My Life

I just bought a new car this week, which is not usually remarkable, except that there's a story behind this purchase. The 41-year-old car is a 19...

Growing Up and Growing Old

The featured image is of my mother, Minnie Irene Oswalt-Cox standing at the kitchen door of the farmhouse where I lived for the first 15 years of my l...

Where I Work

Forty-three years ago, during my first year of law school, I saw two old long, narrow law school desks in a dark back hallway of the old Southwestern ...

The “Skinny House”

In the late 1970s, I practiced public interest law in a historical landmark building in Long Beach, California known as “Skinny House.” The hou...

The Holocaust Denial Case – Never Forget

Among the cases I handled as a public interest lawyer was a lawsuit in 1981 by Mel Mermelstein, a survivor of Auschwitz, against several radical right...