December 11, 2006 12:26PM 

# The Wire 

By [Tim Lynch](https://www.cato.org/people/tim-lynch) 

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Today’s *Washington Post* has an [interesting article](http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/10/AR2006121001034.html) about the HBO show, *The Wire*, which is one of the few bright spots on television these days, IMHO. Excerpt:

> The show’s mirror to real life has drawn a cult following, particularly among African American college students. The fourth season has piercingly showcased an ongoing failure of schools, police and government agencies to protect vulnerable kids — four friends in particular from a neighborhood that’s low on income and education and loaded with drug-dealing violence and addicted parents.

There’s plenty of politics, but there is no cant. Gritty. Get yourself a stocking stuffer. More [here](http://www.hbo.com/thewire/), [here](http://www.sptimes.com/2003/06/01/Floridian/HBO_s__The_Wire___Tho.shtml), and [here](http://reason.com/news/show/29273.html).

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