Who gives the greatest insight into today's America?
The item that we've just added to our website about Studs Terkel got me thinking about people who give us an insight into the US today.
Studs Terkel
Terkel created a massive archive of interviews with ordinary Americans about their lives, as well as speaking to the great and the good. Is there somebody who you feel gives an invaluable insight into the United States today? It might be a writer like Philip Roth, a journalist like Malcolm Gladwell, a filmmaker like Darren Aronofsky or a musician like Kanye West. I think that I'd have to go for David Simon, a former journalist, who with The Wire has created an ambitious TV series that explores how American society functions.
Michael K Williams as Omar in The Wire
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