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David Palumbo-Liu

David Palumbo-Liu is Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor, and Professor of Comparative Literature, at Stanford University.

Latest articles by David Palumbo-Liu

The Big Idea
Progressives should not cave to anemic liberals in the “identity politics” debateProgressives should not cave to anemic liberals in the “identity politics” debate
The Big Idea

To sidestep the goal of equal justice for all betrays a core value of liberalism.

By David Palumbo-Liu