THE FIRST THING WE DO, LET’S HANG ALL THE BANKERS. Apparently, this remark was not well-received. Under U.S. law, this probably wouldn’t constitute punishable incitement, but I’m not entirely sure of that given the context. I would suggest, though, that professors of anthropology might want to think twice before stirring up violent populist mobs inflamed with class resentment. . . .