Archive of Max L. Feldman

On American Beauty, Herbert Marcuse and Erich Fromm, and what each can teach us about the nature of human needs under capitalism.

The question of human needs is a central question in Marxist theory. Here, Max L. Feldman reads the desert island imaginary in order to examine what exactly a human need is, and whether those needs can point beyond capitalism.

Theodor Adorno remains one of the key sources for understanding the desire for Fascism, notably in his groundbreaking work The Authoritarian Personality. In this article Max L. Feldman reads Adorno's writings on Fascism, alongside Disney's 1991 film The Beauty and the Beast, to analyse the contemporary resurgence of the far-right and the enduring relevance of Adorno's work.

Max L. Feldman on Jacob Rees-Mogg's nostalgic view of British history and the pitfalls of creating a national military myth.