I came to Hicks as a 13 year old in 2003.. when his material on the Iraq war got a second lease of life. Looking back, he was a critic of American imperialism -

I came to Hicks as a 13 year old in 2003.. when his material on the Iraq war got a second lease of life. Looking back, he was a critic of American imperialism - the "look, he had a gun" sketch for instance. That kind of criticism lasts. Not to mention the presciently pro-drugs take.