I covered some of this in last week’s column in the Jewish Standard, but I have limited space for my columns and there’s so much more to talk about, so even if you read the column, listening to this episode.  The word “defund” has only one meaning, regardless of what dictionary we use. To defund something is to take away the money from that something. The slogan “Defund the police” is just another way of saying “let’s get rid of the police altogether.” That slogan, though, is what stands in the way of dealing effectively with police violence.  We should be advocating, instead, for the right ways to meet the problems that are so readily evident in such cases as the deaths of George Floyd and Tyre Nichols. Support the show