“Love thy neighbor” may be a central commandment of the Bible, but you’ll find no such law in the Constitution. For many Americans, bubbling beneath the surface of our collective psyche is a fear that our neighbors—whether next door or several miles away—are constantly poised to harm us. If not for our guns, fences, and extensive armies of Ring doorbell cameras, the very people living on our street may try to take what’s ours. As the subjects of HBO’s latest docu-series Neighbors know well, our nation’s real ethos may be: keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

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