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The Identity Trap

2023/12/14
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"There are two kinds of political scientists: The types who deal with noisy data and post on Twitter with a bunch of caveats. And then there are the types who write books about identity politics." **Where to find us: **

  • Twitter)
  • Peter's other podcast, 5-4)
  • Mike's other podcast, Maintenance Phase)

Sources:

  • Sam  Huneke's "Yascha Mounk’s Woke Straw Man)"
  • Jacob T. Levy's "The Defense of Liberty Can’t Do Without Identity Politics)"
  • Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò's "Elite Capture")
  • Aaron Huertas's "We Need to Talk About Reactionary Centrists")
  • Mary Lin Elementary under federal investigation)
  • Parents refute claims of segregation at Mary Lin Elementary School)
  • School Segregation in Metropolitan Regions, 1970–2000)
  • 60 Years After Brown)
  • School choice and racial segregation in US schools)
  • Student Population Has Significantly Diversified, But Many Schools Remain Divided Along Racial, Ethnic, and Economic Lines)
  • U.S. public school students often go to schools where at least half of their peers are the same race or ethnicity)
  • The Return of Old-Fashioned Racism to White Americans’ Partisan Preferences)
  • Why The Democrats Have Shifted Left Over The Last 30 Years)
  • Widespread misperceptions of long-term attitude change)
  • Trump, the 2016 Election, and Expressions of Sexism)
  • Changing Norms Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election: The Trump Effect on Prejudice)
  • Changes in Americans’ prejudices during the presidency of Donald Trump)
  • The CDC slide presentation)
  • Model-informed COVID-19 vaccine prioritization strategies)

*** ***Thanks to Mindseye) for our theme song!