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Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·August 30, 2026·1 min read

Woodard discusses regionalism’s role in enabling the rise of authoritarianism on CBS News

Nationhood Lab's director spoke with The Takeout host Major Garret about the very real dangers the country could shatter from the pressures of resisting the ethnonationalist ambitions of the Trump administration
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 22, 2026·2 min read

For TPM: the America250 commission’s deeply flawed Christian Nationalist comic book history series

The Congressionally-constituted America250 commission licensed the series to an evangelical Christian comics publisher, pushing a deeply-distorted, evidence-challenged account of the nation's founding and constitution.
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·July 17, 2026·1 min read

OpEd: Trump’s ethnonationalist 250th

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 12, 2026·1 min read

Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work on what divides and unites Americans on local TV stations across the country

Around the 250th anniversary of the Declaration, Wodard appeared on local stations coast to coast, sharing Nationhood Lab's work with hundreds of thousands of American viewers
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·July 6, 2026·2 min read

Nationhood Lab director discusses US history with Politico, the BBC and The World

For the country's 250th birthday, Colin Woodard shared insights on the country's regional divides, territorial expansion and national identity crisis alongside leading historians
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·June 1, 2026·1 min read

Washington Monthly: Woodard on the regional geography of social capital

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·May 3, 2026·1 min read

Woodard discusses Nations Apart and Nationhood Lab’s research with public television’s “Story in the Public Square”

Nationhood Lab’s director was the guest on the episode for the week of April 19 of the public television series, co-produced by the Pell Center and Rhode Island's Ocean State Public Media
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·April 16, 2026·1 min read

Woodard discusses Maine’s US Senate race with the Christian Science Monitor

The Democratic primary race between Gov. Janet Mills and insurgent Graham Platner looks like it's over, the Maine native told the paper, with Platner moving up to challenge Sen. Susan Collins
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·March 11, 2026·2 min read

Is the U.S. a nation-state? How does it hold together? Discussing national identity with the CSCE’s Transatlantic podcast

Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·February 13, 2026·1 min read

In Smithsonian: when NYC tried to become its own country

On the brink of the Civil War, New York City's mayor led a movement to secede from the New England-settled Upstate to become its own country
Colin Woodard·
In the News
·February 11, 2026·1 min read

Woodard speaks with Minnesota Star Tribune about ICE campaign’s collision with Yankee regional cultural norms

Star Tribune staff columnist Jill Burcum sought out the American Nations angle to the Trump administration's deadly and frequently lawless operation in the North Star State.
Colin Woodard·
FeaturedIn the News
·January 2, 2026·2 min read

For Politico: the historical roots of our (regional) immigration divide

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Nationhood Lab
  • THE CHALLENGE
    • An Authoritarian Threat
    • A Balkanized Federation
    • A Lost National Narrative
  • OUR WORK
    • Data Journalism
    • A New National Narrative
    • Research and Publications
    • Initiatives
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    • Updates
  • ABOUT US
    • The Project
    • Project Director
    • Advisory Council
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  • PELL CENTER
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