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John Atlas and Peter Dreier Respond  

John Atlas and Peter Dreier ▪ Fall 2025

This is a part of a debate on The Wire. To read, Atlas and Dreier’s initial article, click here. To read Anmol Chaddha, Sudhir Venkatesh, and William Julius Wilson, click here.   We, too, were big fans of The Wire …



Is The Wire Too Cynical?  

John Atlas and Peter Dreier ▪ Fall 2025

This is a part of a debate on The Wire. To read Anmol Chaddha, Sudhir Venkatesh, and William Julius Wilson, click here. To read, Atlas and Dreier’s response, click here.   The Wire, the television drama about Baltimore that ended its …



Is The Wire Too Cynical?  

John Atlas and Peter Dreier ▪ March 25, 2008

Is The Wire Too Cynical?



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