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An anthropologist looks at Obama in Laos and sees the harsh truth

By / 3 Comments / 9 September 2016

Summary: Nobel laureate President Obama visits Laos to the acclaim of the US press. Maximilian Forte looks beneath the celebrity glitter to see harsher truths about our neoliberal elites. It takes the vision of an anthropologist to see through their hypocrisy, pretenses, and lies. Cosmopolitan Imperialism: Obama Does Anthropology in Laos? By Maximilian C. Forte. …

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An anthropologist explains the disruptive politics of immigration

By / 4 Comments / 11 August 2016

Summary: Immigration is one of the central political issues of our time, challenging the current ideologies and parties. It meets several needs of western elites, and so has bipartisan support. But its destabilizing effects have become obvious as the list of losers from immigration grows. Opposition to it brought Trump the nomination (before he abandoned …

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An anthropologist looks at Social Imperialism and New Victorian Identity Politics

By / 2 Comments / 9 August 2016

Summary: Campaign 2016 has degenerated into a circus of sound bites, ignoring the great issues facing America. To have any chance of reforming America we need a wider perspective , like that of Maximilian Forte (a professor of anthropology). This is chapter 3 in his series about Americans as the New Victorians. It’s brilliant, and …

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An anthropologist asks if we’ve become the New Victorians

By / 2 Comments / 9 August 2016

Summary: Anthropologist Maximilian Forte begins a series find a new perspective on our situation by comparing our time with the Victorian era. We need new views now, as campaign 2016 has brought new and disturbing changes to both parties (e.g., the Democrats becoming the darling of Wall Street, favoring the Deep State and foreign wars). …

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An anthropologist reviews “Where to invade next?”, Michael Moore’s powerful new film

By / 9 Comments / 7 January 2018

Summary: Anthropologist Maximilian Forte reviews Michael Moore’s new film about America. It has been panned by both neoliberals and neoconservatives, more evidence that there is little political polarization among our elites. Forte gives a dispassionate review, looking at it with an anthropologists’ eyes. “’Where to Invade Next‘ is a powerful, touching film, filled with a …

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