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Colin Woodard

Colin Woodard

The American Nations and the 2022 Midterms: regions trump rural/urban divide

In 2017, Medium asked me to write the “Balkanized America” series, which showed how regional differences have shaped American life, past…

Mar 14, 2023

The American Nations and the 2022 Midterms: regions trump rural/urban divide

Mar 14, 2023

Colin Woodard

The American Nations and the 2020 Election

Readers of my “Balkanized America” series here at Medium may be interested in what the American Nations paradigm has to say about the…

Nov 17, 2020

The American Nations and the 2020 Election

Nov 17, 2020

Colin Woodard

Where Do You Draw the Line?

Secessionist movements are on the rise in the U.S., but ignoring regional histories is a disaster waiting to happen

May 10, 2018

Where Do You Draw the Line?

May 10, 2018

Colin Woodard

The American Nations, Trumpism, and the 2016 Elections

Donald Trump offered something novel on the campaign trail, and it paid big dividends within two regional cultures and the Electoral…

Feb 1, 2018

The American Nations, Trumpism, and the 2016 Elections

Feb 1, 2018

Colin Woodard

No, the Divide in American Politics Is Not Rural vs. Urban, and Here’s the Data to Prove It

Within each of the 11 “nations” of the U.S., rural and urban voters actually behave very similarly—but very differently from voters in…

Nov 8, 2017

No, the Divide in American Politics Is Not Rural vs. Urban, and Here’s the Data to Prove It

Nov 8, 2017

Colin Woodard

The 11 Nations of America, as Told by DNA

North America was settled by what were, in effect, separate nations — and the proof may reach right into your DNA

Sep 21, 2017

The 11 Nations of America, as Told by DNA

Sep 21, 2017

Colin Woodard

The Almost Civil War of 1789

The colonies had fought one another before. As states, they created the Constitution to avoid doing so again.

Aug 17, 2017

The Almost Civil War of 1789

Aug 17, 2017

Colin Woodard

Welcome (Back) to the Divided States of America

The U.S. is cracking along centuries-old cultural fault lines. We need quick action to mend its wounds.

Jul 7, 2017

Welcome (Back) to the Divided States of America

Jul 7, 2017

Colin Woodard

Colin Woodard

Author of American Nations; American Character. Director of Nationhood Lab at Salve Regina University's Pell Center. www.colinwoodard.com

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