The New York representative-elect responded to a report about the holes in his résumé with the worst version of identity politics (and a made-up quote from Winston Churchill).

Ayad Akhtar’s novel “Homeland Elegies” confronts a culture that expects Muslim Americans to explain themselves.

On race, fatherhood, and the many uses of memoir

The Democratic primary is down to two old white men, but political representation should mean more than identity alone.

Rethinking liberal triumphalism—and its limitations

It's not about immigration. It's about race.

The new “Why am I seeing this post?” feature could have unintended consequences—for users and advertisers alike.

He appeared out of nowhere. He had no name, no memory, no past. He was the only person the FBI ever listed as missing even though they knew where he was. How could B.K. Doe remain anonymous in the modern age’s matrix of observation?

In her new book, the anonymous author assembles the fragments of her 24-year struggle to assert her own identity.

On the intersection of feminism and gender fluidity.

From Grace Paley’s “black voice” to Tony Kushner’s fractured gay identity in “Angels in America,” what makes a story representative?

How "they" is going from plural to singular.

A new survey finds that our definition of identity is as unique as our identities themselves.