Is There a Place for Identity Politics? (w/ Akiva Malamet)

It seems like everyone has an opinion about identity politics, but far fewer people have a clear definition of it. This is a problem, not just because arguing about vaguely defined terms is rarely productive, but also because identity plays a important role in how we ought to think about liberalism and the role of liberal institutions.

My guest today is , managing editor of . Our discussion digs into the nature of identity politics, the nature of identity itself, what it means to validate versus merely tolerate identities, and how that all plays into liberalism.

* Read Akiva’s essay on liberalism, toleration, and identity politics.

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Podcast art by Sergio R. M. Duarte. Music by Kevin MacLeod.