‘24’ is model of American psyche at its most intense
Over spring break, with a senior essay deadline looming, I bit the bullet and did the only thing I responsibly could. I watched TV.
In fairness, it was research — sort of. I reasoned, as I downloaded seven episodes from this season of “24” and watched them back to back, that I was doing important background work for this column. I was trying to decide what “24” said about American politics.
Surprisingly, I am not talking about the thoroughly bizarre conception of torture as a legitimate tool of public policy, which has so seduced both the show’s producers and the real-life...
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