Alex Massie Alex Massie

The Politics of Being Way Down in the Hole

Back to The Wire: Ross is of course correct to argue that one of David Simon’s great achievements was creating a television show that was open to multiple legitimate interpretations. Though I might see the show as grist for a certain libertarian strain of thinking, I can quite see why an ardent drug warrior could also find plenty of evidence to support his analysis.

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