A s the culture wars have continued to generate ever more intensely conflictual rhetoric, identity politics and “identitarianism” have come in for widespread criticism — not merely from conservatives ...

When did you last test yourself for COVID-19? There was a time when plans were cancelled at the first sign of a sniffle. Four years later, the strange spell of COVID has lost its potency: The fever ...

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. In this timely and incisive work, Mounk confronts the rising ...

After Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss, Democrats need to move away from identity politics if they want to win, writes columnist Daniel McCarthy. Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images ...

Character. I have thought about that word much lately, especially since Monday was the day we observed Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. It was also the day of President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 05: Howard University students listen to polling results during an election night event for Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at Howard ...

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Losing an election is a an opportunity for reflection. It’s also an opportunity for airing pet peeves. Unfortunately, as the Democrats’ post-election conversation proves, the two are often one and the ...

GOP leaders have a tough time with Black people and respect. From the insistence that former President Barack Obama was not a native-born U.S. citizen to the Republican Party going on the record with ...

Sen.-elect Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., said Democrats need to ditch identity politics if they want to win over voters in future elections, telling reporters the ideology needed to "go the way of the dodo ...

Following Vice President Kamala Harris’s complete shellacking at the polls last Tuesday, many Democrats are wondering if their party needs to rethink its commitment to identity-based politics. It ...

Identity politics have played a significant role in shaping the landscape of American politics in recent years. This Washington D.C. polling station was packed. The line wrapped around the room – some ...