“Defund the Police” is a Bourgeois Blind Spot

Q: How often does your neighborhood need police?

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The question of whether or not the movement to “defund the police” hurt Democrats in last Tuesday’s elections in Virginia and New Jersey is still a matter of debate.

At least, it’s a matter of debate among progressives. Everyone else on the political spectrum, from center-left and moderate Democrats to…