“…’The Wire’ is a story about the “decline of the American empire.” Best. Show. Ever. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/10/22/stealing-life?fbclid=IwAR0uBZ7Qm_oVDe91BDuk2wE0lWCIRLSKy6MCtPiNGDSXI1aMQ_Us0e55lHg_aem_AQgijeKqg54XvrvS-fit7MndwB_8O3tRGErlYnhjMXYDkA-G_5R24Hffik0npjznDAc&mibextid=Zxz2cZ