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An anthropologist explains how immigration serves the needs of capitalism

By / 8 Comments / 1 February 2017

Summary: The frenzy of lies about Trump’s executive order “banning Muslims” is just the first round of what might be the major battle of his term — about immigration. America’s elites, Republican and Democrat, are united in their determination to keep the borders open. Here Maximilian Forte explains how immigration meets the needs of our …

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Listen to Trump’s inaugural speech: words that could overthrow the 1%

By / 10 Comments / 30 January 2017

Summary: Tens of millions of Americans have heard, read, or watched those on the Left misrepresent what Trump said in his inaugural speech. Here are the opening paragraphs. They are pure populism, with populism’s usual overlap with the progressives’ agenda. The one percent cannot let you see that overlap, which might lead to recreation of …

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An anthropologist announces the fall of the liberal professional class

By / 9 Comments / 26 January 2017

Summary: Part three concludes anthropologist Maximilian Forte’s series about the death of liberalism. Here he looks at the fall of the liberal professional class. A well-deserved fall, with incalculable consequences. “I would rather be governed by the first two thousand people in the Boston telephone directory than by the two thousand people on the faculty of …

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An anthropologist explains the causes of liberalism’s death

By / 8 Comments / 27 January 2017

Summary: Part two of anthropologist Maximilian Forte’s brilliant and provocative essay announcing the death of liberalism. Here he explores aspects often discussed — America’s rising inequality and slowing economic growth — and some that are important but seldom mentioned. I inserted some comments in brackets. See part three tomorrow. “The Dying Days of Liberalism” — …

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An anthropologist announces the death of liberalism

By / 24 Comments / 27 January 2017

Summary: Here anthropologist Maximilian Forte announces the death of liberalism. Hillary’s defeat, despite its massive financing and support by America’s major institutions, was a sign. The ineffective street festivals of Occupy Wall Street and the Women’s March are signs. The lack of meaningful response to the revelations about NSA surveillance is a sign, as was …

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