Politics at it's Dirtiest redux
"Such low-level rowdysim might seem to be of only tangential political importance, but in an era when elections were decided by repeat voters and poll-box smashers, by the intimidation and beating of citizens before they could cast their votes, gangland vendettas were more integral to the electoral process than any set of laws or principles."
Luc Sante, Low Life
Sante's brilliant work on New York does put Shapiro's complaints in perspective.
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