“White identitarians would exist even in a world without bias of any sort in recruitment or hiring –– but using language that fuels White identity politics, as Markey’s language did, is political malpractice that’s bad for Americans of all races, no matter how well intentioned it might be,”

Conor Friedersdorf · said 2026-10-23 · reported 2026-10-24

Friedersdorf wrote this in an Atlantic essay arguing that DEI language can fuel White identity politics harmful to Americans of all races.