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Are identity politics making students less tolerant?

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Are identity politics making students less tolerant?

Political scientist Yascha Mounk worries today's students prioritize identity and reject free speech principles.

Has identity politics distracted us from true inclusion?

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Has identity politics distracted us from true inclusion?

Political scientist Yascha Mounk argues progressive ideology about race, gender, and sexual orientation, known as identity politics, has gained outsized power over mainstream institutions in the US.

The identity politics trap

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The identity politics trap

Despite good intentions from the left, does focusing on identity politics hurt our society more than it helps? On GZERO World with Ian Bremmer, political scientist and author Yascha Mounk weighs in on identity, politics, and how those two combine to create the complicated, contentious idea of “identity politics.”

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast

Podcast: Are identity politics a trap? A conversation with author and political scientist Yascha Mounk

Listen: Political scientist and author Yascha Mounk joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to discuss his latest book, “The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power in Our Time.”

Ian Explains: Will voters care about "anti-woke" politics in 2024?

Ian Explains: Will voters care about "anti-woke" politics in 2024?

Anti-woke candidates haven’t performed well in the GOP primary, but anti-woke politics are still at the heart of the Republican Party.

Vacation warnings & 1776 time travel

Vacation warnings & 1776 time travel

The long weekend is upon us, and you’re probably traveling to see family or friends in that last escape from work before summer fades away like a political promise to balance the budget. It never lasts. But plans for some Canadians got complicated this week after Trudeau’s government issued a travel warning to the LGBT community to be careful visiting US states that have enacted restrictive new laws and policies.

The fundraising prowess of "wokeism"

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The fundraising prowess of "wokeism"

In a development that will surprise exactly no one, there’s more than a little kicking and screaming going on these days in Washington over the debt ceiling debate. Utah Senator Mitt Romney, a throwback from another era of US politics, has a message for the rabble-rousers on both sides: pipe down. That means stop playing brinkmanship with a US debt default, Romney tells Ian Bremmer in the latest episode of GZERO World.