The backlash comes with its own popular history of identity politics’ origins. A recent version of this popular history is articulated by Yascha Mounk in his new book, The Identity Trap.In a ...

Yascha Mounk’s new book “The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time” arrives at a crucial juncture for American liberalism.

For those who argue that we should simply abandon identity politics or claim it doesn’t work, there’s a real risk of overcorrecting. Without a thorough critique of what went wrong and a ...

T hough 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 ...

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.

“Identity politics” as a descriptor has become detached from the dynamics of group self-definition that gave rise to the concept in the 1960s and 1970s.

It's my favorite identity, in fact, whose new book, "The Identity Trap," explores the origins, consequences, and limitations of the contentious idea of identity politics.

Identity politics isn't confined to the left or the Labor Party. ... Dyrenfurth’s attempt to define Labor as the last best hope against identity politics is more interesting.