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·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·

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·July 6, 2026·1 min read

Nationhood Lab director discusses US history with Politico and the BBC

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·

Data Journalism Featured

·June 15, 2026·3 min read

Trump says America was founded not as an idea, but on the character of Anglo-Saxon settlers. Americans disagree by nearly 9 to 1.

Colin Woodard·

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·May 8, 2026·1 min read

Nationhood Lab director shares backstory of America’s 250th at Salve Regina and the American Independence Center

NEWPORT, R.I. -- Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard argued that Americans need to stand up for the Declaration of Independence's vision for the United States as the country faces a resurgence in "blood and soil" ethnonational authoritarianism at events across New England to mark the document's 250th birthday.

Colin Woodard·

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·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

·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·

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·January 23, 2026·2 min read

In Poland, Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work with scholars, students, officials and the media

January 20, 2025 WARSAW, POLAND – Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard spent last week in Poland, presenting the project’s work to students, scholars, diplomats and public officials and appearing on all three of the country’s competing nationwide television networks.

Colin Woodard·

Updates

·December 15, 2025·1 min read

Woodard shares Nationhood Lab’s work at Tufts University, the University of Illinois Chicago

December 15, 2025 CHICAGO – Nationhood Lab director Colin Woodard has just completed an eight state-and-D.C. tour promoting Nations Apart: How Clashing...

Colin Woodard·

In the News

·November 25, 2025·2 min read

Woodard discusses Nationhood Lab’s work on KERA’s syndicated Think program

Colin Woodard·

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·November 21, 2025·1 min read

WHYY discusses Nationhood Lab’s work with project director Colin Woodard

Woodard the guest on the Philadelphia public radio superstation’s hour-long live public affairs interview show, “The Connection” with Marty Moss-Coane....