Where Identity Politics Actually Comes From Nationalism, not postmodernism, is the fount of today’s politics of recognition.

You want to define identity politics in as neutral a way as possible, so that you’re not seen to be building your criticisms of it into the definition.

An increasingly prevalent and dangerous consequence of identity politics helps clarify why we should not expect anything different. More and more, we define identity in victim terms.

Though the term “identity politics” is typically hurled against progressives, in the 21st century the right plays identity politics just as much as the left. Indeed, today’s conservatism ...

From race to gender to profession, there are a million ways we define who we are. Identity politics can have good intentions, but at what point does focusing on what makes us different from each ...

Americans have a chance this year to repudiate identity politics and the damage it causes. Whether we will is the biggest question of the moment.

A proposal designed in part to keep "identity politics" out of teacher-preparation courses began moving forward Monday in the Senate, with opponents arguing it could drive teachers away from Florida.

For identity politics to be meaningful, we must go beyond surface labels and embrace the full, layered depth of people’s lived experiences.

Here’s my definition: Identity politics is when you take a personal characteristic of an individual — gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, etc. — and construct a ...

In identity politics, something like group actualization of gender and racial minorities is the end goal.

It’s time to stop letting identity politics define us and start defining what matters: a better future for our children, our families and our communities.