Reaction to Mark Lilla's 'The Once and Future Liberal: After Identity Politics'

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There is now an article: "Good News! Everyone Has Expertise About Their Own Identity" (An Injustice!) and Why Americans Can't Avoid 'Identity Politics'" and "Who Is To Blame for 'Identity Politics'"?

As of March 2021, a fourth article is in the works.

the identity politics hater has posted

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— Joshua Erlich (@joshuaerlich.bsky.social) November 5, 2024 at 6:06 PM

A similar argument came up in 2024 — Adam Jentleson in the NYT — and I wrote about it.

dawg what happened to Adam Jentleson, how do you go from writing kill switch to this

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— Reconstructionist (@unavaleable.bsky.social) March 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM

Losing my mind at the Dems with their billionaire backers and powerful friends who have come up with the brilliant strategy that the party should adopt the policy positions of the avg MAGA voter — apparently ignoring that independents and swing voters even exist. Is this what $40 million gets you??

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— G Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris.com) January 18, 2026 at 3:49 PM

When they say “identity politics” what they mean is human rights." — Tyler King, Bluesky

Damn. Just overtly and unapologetically saying you are willing to sacrifice part of the population. And these folks call themselves "moderates." Incredible.

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— Elad Nehorai (@eladn.bsky.social) March 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM

Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25

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— Texas Tribune (@texastribune.org) November 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM

"When they lost one of the most consequential presidential elections because they refused to condemn the genocide in Gaza, they wrapped their arms around Republican castoffs like Liz and Dick Cheney, they tied themselves to Goldman Sachs and military chauvinism, they blamed “the groups,” or, rather, black, brown, gay, and transgender people for their own failures."
— Get Out of the Way: The Democratic Party Prevents Us From Fighting Fascism, Jared Yates Sexton, Dispatches From a Collapsing State, Jan 27, 2026