Colin Woodard is the author of six books, including Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood, American Nations: The History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America, and American Character: The Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good.
How Joe Biden Can Help Forge a New National Narrative
To survive as a democracy, Trump’s ethno-nationalist story of America must be defeated.
What Makes Today’s Dictators Different
They rely more on demagoguery than secret police—but they’re just as dangerous.
How America’s Earliest Colonists Dictate Today’s Coronavirus Response
Disparities in the reaction to COVID-19 mirror centuries-old cultural and ideological fissures.
When Leaving Your Children Is a Selfless Act
How one family’s journey from the Philippines to Texas tells the story of global migration.
The Midterms Highlighted America’s Dangerous Regional Divides
The United States looks more and more like a set of different nations divided by geography.
