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Not in Our Genes: Identity Politics as Liberal Ideology

Not in Our Genes: Identity Politics as Liberal Ideology

Liberals increasingly want to portray the identitarian and partisan divides as natural, quasi-biological ones. The result is not simply gross misunderstanding of the present political impasse; it’s also surrender to the conditions that perpetuate it.
Roberto R. Aspholm Aug 3, 2022
Class Politics and Status Politics

Class Politics and Status Politics

An excerpt from a classic text on the rise of Prohibition distinguishing class politics from the symbolic, expressive movements of status politics.
Joseph R. Gusfield Oct 6, 2021
Where Do Identity Politics Come From?

Where Do Identity Politics Come From?

Identity politics is an expression of mass political demobilization, but it is also undergirded by the power of the nonprofit sector.
Jan Calloway Jul 7, 2021
Against Social Justice Therapy

Against Social Justice Therapy

Social Justice Therapy offers a new guarantee of living the righteous middle-class dream, and risks, despite its intentions, involving therapists in a fraud.
Evan Dunn Jun 30, 2021
Compliant Baby

Compliant Baby

Ibram X. Kendi’s Antiracist Baby is undeniably for adults. But what does it do for children?
Aurora Borealis Apr 7, 2021
Inside the Mind of the Professional-Managerial Class, Part Three

Inside the Mind of the Professional-Managerial Class, Part Three

The precarious Professional-Managerial Class attempts to solve political problems through the futile mental gymnastics of identity politics.
Lizzie Warren Sep 30, 2020
Unpacking the Left's Cultural Baggage

Unpacking the Left's Cultural Baggage

Why the Left’s embrace of cultural liberalism hurts our electoral ambitions.
Benjamin Y. Fong Jul 22, 2020

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