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Who can forget when he said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) “ could run a mean pick six ”? The problem is that without his identity appeal, there was no reason to have him on the ticket.

By identity politics, I mean a societal culture whereby the political, social, environmental, and economic dynamics are influenced and/ or determined by racism, tribalism, ethnic jingoism ...

It takes no skill to claim an identity of immutable characteristics. All one has to do is step into the politics of that particular identity and speak in its pre-approved clichés.

But there is peril too: Identity politics is vague and rarely defined. When pressed to say what they’re objecting to, most critics of identity politics can cite examples.

The 2024 presidential election has been framed as a rejection of “identity politics.” At best, that’s half right.

But the decline of identity politics doesn’t mean a return to the past. Its core insight — that power operates in hidden ways, that history casts long shadows — remains vital.

For identity politics to be meaningful, we must go beyond surface labels and embrace the full, layered depth of people’s lived experiences. Take, for instance, a Latino man who works a union job.