Tag Archives: identity politics

I don't see identarianism or identarian epistemology as problem although it is an issue. It lies at the foundation of postmodern critique.  identarianism or identarian epistemology are issues that a represetative democracy should be able to handle by ensuring that all identity groups are represented by qualified people. so that all can feel –genuinely – that they have a seat at the table rather than either token representation or no representation. This is what social and political...

Why is this important in economics? First, women now control a signficant slice of the pie, and secondly, women have an increasingly strong political voice to match their growing economic power.This is chiefly a political battle between liberals and traditionalists. Identity politics is here to stay.Economics is strong influenced by policy. On the programme, scientists argue there is no obvious neurological explanation for the gender divide, with no significant difference between male and...

Hillary doubles down on identity politics and McCarthyism.Some interesting history and observations too.Did you know that Pushkin was black by American standards? Take Alexander Pushkin for example. He’s Russia’s most beloved poet, embraced as the quintessence of Russian romantic poetry. He died in 1837, at a time when slavery was the law of the land in the American South, and serfdom (a form of slavery) was the law of the land in Russia for Russia’s peasant class. Pushkin’s...

Mr Quentin James weighs in and gives his expert opinion here.Also at length here:Quentin James, “The Left has a White Supremacy Problem, Too,” November 22, 2016.First, there is the vicious drive-by smear of Steve Bannon as a “white supremacist,” a slander for which the evidence is essentially zero.But what, exactly, was poor old Bernie’s crime? He had the temerity to question the cult of cultural leftist identity politics:[embedded content]Bernie’s comments were actually very mild, and the...

See this magnificent interview of Walter Benn Michaels in the socialist magazine Jacobin:Michaels, Walter Benn. 2011. “Let Them Eat Diversity. On the Politics of Identity,” Jacobin Issue 1 https://www.jacobinmag.com/2011/01/let-them-eat-diversity/Granted there is a bit of exaggeration here and there, and some vulgar Marxism, but this article is brilliant stuff.The fundamental arguments of Walter Benn Michaels in this interview, written in 2011, are as follows:(1) there is, in reality, a...