As readers of American Nations probably know, I’m not a fan of the idea of breaking up the United States, for reasons I outlined more directly in this book review… Read more »
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Speaking on American polarization, Brunswick, Maine, May 20
I’m pleased to be a panelist alongside Harvard University’s Theda Skocpol at the 2017 Maine League of Women Voters Convention this Saturday morning, May 20. Skocpol, a scholar who studied… Read more »
The Independent on American Nations
Early this morning I did an interview with a reporter from The Independent, Bridie Pearson-Jones about American Nations. Here’s the resulting feature, with lots of maps and not a few… Read more »
Speaking on American Character May 3 at UMF in Farmington, Maine
I grew up in Western Maine, for a time in a house surrounded by the campus of the University of Maine at Farmington, so it’s always a pleasure to return… Read more »
Talking media in the Trump Age, Colby College, April 25
On Tuesday, April 25, I’ll be joining Ali Watkins of BuzzFeed News and CNN’s Steve Collinson at Colby College to talk about the press in the Trump age, with special reference… Read more »
Speaking on American Character, St. Joseph’s College, April 24
This coming Monday, April 24, I’ll be speaking about my most recent book, American Character, at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine, and the implications of the 2016 election. The title is… Read more »
Why did Evangelicals support Trump?
One of the great mysteries of the 2016 presidential election is how it was that 80 percent of Evangelicals voted for Donald Trump, perhaps the most un-family values candidate ever… Read more »
Talking American Nations with KUER’s Radio West
Last week, it was my great pleasure to return to Salt Lake City public radio affiliate KUER’s “Radio West,” this time to talk about American Nations: A History of the… Read more »
American Character now in paperback
I’m pleased to announce that the Penguin paperback edition of American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good goes on sale today across… Read more »
COLIN WOODARD is a New York Times bestselling author, historian and award-winning journalist. He is the author of seven books that have been translated into a dozen foreign languages and inspired an NBC television drama. He is currently Director of Nationhood Lab at the Pell Center for International Relations and Public Affairs at Salve Regina University. As State and National Affairs Writer at Maine's Portland Press Herald, he won a 2012 George Polk Award and was a finalist for a 2016 Pulitzer Prize. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Economist, Smithsonian and dozens of other major publications.