I’ll be speaking on the themes in American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good, at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green,… Read more »
Articles Tagged: American Character
Speaking on American Character, Austin, Texas, Dec. 12
I’ll be speaking at a meeting of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Austin, Texas on the afternoon of December 12. It’s an invite-only event.
Delivering my Gettysburg Address in Pennsylvania, Sept. 17
The Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College has kindly invited me to deliver their Constitution Day Lecture this coming Tuesday, September 17, which I’ve entitled “Why is U.S. Democracy in Crisis?:… Read more »
Speaking on Nationhood Lab’s work, Kingston, Rhode Island, Dec. 5
On Dec. 5, I’ll be joining a panel discussion at the University of Rhode Island on efforts to shore up American democracy. The panel, which kicks off at 4pm, is… Read more »
Speaking on U.S. national identity and the structural challenges of U.S. nationhood, Washington, DC, Dec. 11 (private)
I’ll be delivering my fifth annual address to the faculty, staff and International Fellows at National Defense University in Washington, DC. The event is invite only and closed to the… Read more »
Speaking on rebooting the U.S. in Stonington, Maine, Aug. 28
Downeast Maine: I’ll be speaking on the crisis facing U.S. democracy, how we got here, why we’re vulnerable and what we can do about it, at the Seaside Series hosted… Read more »
Speaking on the U.S. democratic crisis in Newport, Rhode Island, July 17
Rhode Islanders: I’ll be speaking about the work Nationhood Lab is doing to help prevent a collapse of our democracy and federation — and the need for a revitalized national… Read more »
Book signing in Freeport, Maine, June 29
My book about the history and identity of coastal Maine, The Lobster Coast, turns twenty this summer and to celebrate Viking has released a new edition (same ISBN!) with a… Read more »
Book signing in Portland, Maine, June 29
My book about the history and identity of coastal Maine, The Lobster Coast, turns twenty this summer and to celebrate Viking has released a new edition (same ISBN!) with a… Read more »
Speaking on the U.S. democratic crisis in Brunswick, Maine, June 5
For the home county crowd: I’ll be speaking on the crisis facing U.S. democracy, how we got here, why we’re vulnerable and what we can do about it, at the… 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.