Nationhood Lab‘s director, Colin Woodard, discussed his new book, Nations Apart, and the project’s work showcased therein on the flagship public affairs programs of Iowa Public Radio and WVIK, the Rock… Read more »
Articles Tagged: US politics
NY Times OpEd: America isn’t a blood-and-soil nation
In the New York Times opinion section, Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard argued America has a widely shared national story, and it’s based on the ideals in the Declaration, not… Read more »
Presenting Nations Apart at the Word Literary Festival, Oct. 25
This Saturday, October 25, I’ll be delivering the keynote at the Word Literary Festival in Blue Hill, Maine on my forthcoming book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America…. Read more »
Speaking on Nations Apart, Skowhegan, Maine, Nov. 24
The Margaret Chase Smith Library, in the late U.S. senator’s hometown of Skowhegan, has invited me to deliver the annual Leeke-Shaw Lecture there the morning of November 24. Details here…. Read more »
Speaking on Nations Apart and the fight over the U.S. national narrative, Salem, Massachusetts., April 16
The Salem Athenaeum has invited me to speak on the fight over the American national story, George Bancroft’s role therein, and the implications for today on April 16 at 7pm…. Read more »
Presenting Nations Apart, Freeport, Maine, Dec. 13
I’ll be presenting on my new book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America at my hometown Freeport Community Library in Maine the afternoon of Dec. 13. This event… Read more »
Delivering the Bancroft lecture, York, Maine, Sept. 20
The York Public Library has asked me to deliver their annual Dan Bancroft Memorial Lecture on Civic Leadership and Engagement on the evening of Sept. 20. Details to follow.
Previewing Nations Apart in Blue Hill, Maine, Oct. 25
I’ll be presenting at the 2025 Word Literary Arts Festival in Blue Hill, Maine on my forthcoming book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America on the evening of… Read more »
Presenting Nations Apart, Chicago, Illinois, Dec. 4
I’ll be speaking about my new book, Nations Apart, and the work of Nationhood Lab on the geography of health at the University of Illinois Chicago the morning of Dec. 4…. Read more »
Speaking about Nations Apart, Medford, Massachusetts, Dec. 2
I’ll be speaking about my new book, Nations Apart, and the work of Nationhood Lab at my alma mater, Tufts University, on the evening of Dec. 2. The event, hosted… 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.