Colin Woodard
@colinwoodard.bsky.social
Director, Nationhood Lab, @PellCenter.bsky.social - Salve Regina University. Author, American Nations, American Character, Union, Republic of Pirates, and others. www.colinwoodard.com and www.nationhoodlab.org
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I went with 40 of my closest comrades to the Portland office of @senangusking.bsky.social to let him know he sold out Mainers' healthcare and starved kids just to fold and get nothing. They turned off the lights, locked the door, and didn't answer the phone.
November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I went with 40 of my closest comrades to the Portland office of @senangusking.bsky.social to let him know he sold out Mainers' healthcare and starved kids just to fold and get nothing. They turned off the lights, locked the door, and didn't answer the phone.
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I’ll be live with @colinwoodard.bsky.social at 1:30pm ET discussing how the divides within the nation are driving much of our political, policy, and economic conversations open.substack.com/live-stream/...
LIVE SOON: The War Between Two Stories of Nationhood
Starting Nov 10 at 1:30 PM EST
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I’ll be live with @colinwoodard.bsky.social at 1:30pm ET discussing how the divides within the nation are driving much of our political, policy, and economic conversations open.substack.com/live-stream/...
Meanwhile, the BBC is firing its leadership because a program "edited" a Trump speech to make it "sound like" he supported the Jan. 6 coup.
November 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Meanwhile, the BBC is firing its leadership because a program "edited" a Trump speech to make it "sound like" he supported the Jan. 6 coup.
Apparently @senangusking.bsky.social is now living in a pocket dimension where it's still like 1996.
King: So I believe that we are closer tonight to a vote on the ACA tax credits than we were this morning. This agreement tonight is a win for the American people.
November 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Apparently @senangusking.bsky.social is now living in a pocket dimension where it's still like 1996.
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seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
seems to me that those democrats inclined not to fight perceive themselves as living through a somewhat ordinary cycle of presidential overreach and backlash and not something much more significant and dangerous
Fellow Mainers: I'll be your guest on @mainepublic.org's "Maine Calling" this morning, talking about Nations Apart, how we got here as a country, and what we can do about it. www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c...
Colin Woodard: Divided Nation
Journalist Colin Woodard discusses his new book about our divided nation and what it will take to repair the rifts
www.mainepublic.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Fellow Mainers: I'll be your guest on @mainepublic.org's "Maine Calling" this morning, talking about Nations Apart, how we got here as a country, and what we can do about it. www.mainepublic.org/show/maine-c...
Last time I wrote a book, the Wall Street Journal reviewer made up a different book that said the opposite of mine and attacked it, so this begrudgingly positive review for Nations Apart is a major advance: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
‘Nations Apart’ Review: The Republic by Region
The strongest divisions in our politics may emerge from patterns of early American settlement.
www.wsj.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Last time I wrote a book, the Wall Street Journal reviewer made up a different book that said the opposite of mine and attacked it, so this begrudgingly positive review for Nations Apart is a major advance: www.wsj.com/arts-culture...
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Spoke with the @bostonglobe.com about the new book and the state of U.S. democracy. "That’s kind of the tragedy: that we fooled ourselves into thinking of each other as our mortal enemies, when a lot of us agree on a lot of stuff." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/o...
Americans were divided at the start, and we’re divided now. What can we agree on? - The Boston Globe
Our ancestors united then to defeat a bad king; perhaps, Woodard argues in the book, we can now do the same.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Spoke with the @bostonglobe.com about the new book and the state of U.S. democracy. "That’s kind of the tragedy: that we fooled ourselves into thinking of each other as our mortal enemies, when a lot of us agree on a lot of stuff." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/o...
Spoke with the @bostonglobe.com about the new book and the state of U.S. democracy. "That’s kind of the tragedy: that we fooled ourselves into thinking of each other as our mortal enemies, when a lot of us agree on a lot of stuff." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/o...
Americans were divided at the start, and we’re divided now. What can we agree on? - The Boston Globe
Our ancestors united then to defeat a bad king; perhaps, Woodard argues in the book, we can now do the same.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Spoke with the @bostonglobe.com about the new book and the state of U.S. democracy. "That’s kind of the tragedy: that we fooled ourselves into thinking of each other as our mortal enemies, when a lot of us agree on a lot of stuff." www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/09/o...
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$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
November 9, 2025 at 1:11 AM
$40B of your money to this guy, so he can dance at CPAC at Mar-a-Lago while Americans wait for their paychecks, hoping the money actually comes.
Greater New Haven, CT folks: these newly signed books await you at the @barnesandnoble.com’s in Milford (L) and North Haven:
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Greater New Haven, CT folks: these newly signed books await you at the @barnesandnoble.com’s in Milford (L) and North Haven:
Who could have ever foreseen this problem?
FBI urges ICE agents to identify themselves after string of impersonators commit crimes
FBI urges ICE agents to identify themselves after string of impersonators commit crimes
Citing a string of incidents in which masked criminals posing as immigration officers robbed and kidnapped victims, the FBI recently issued a memo suggesting agents clearly identify themselves while they're in the field.
www.latimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Who could have ever foreseen this problem?
Great to see my piece on U.S. civic vs ethnic nationalism picked up for my Minnesota friends by the @startribune.com this morning: www.startribune.com/american-val...
Opinion | There’s still a shared American story
For decades, the U.S. has clashed over two stories of nationhood. One is winning. JD Vance’s blood-and-soil vision isn’t it, Colin Woodard writes.
www.startribune.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Great to see my piece on U.S. civic vs ethnic nationalism picked up for my Minnesota friends by the @startribune.com this morning: www.startribune.com/american-val...
During the Eisenhower administration, the top marginal tax rate was 91 percent.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
Tesla shareholders approve $878 billion pay plan for Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk scored a resounding victory on Thursday as shareholders approved a pay package of as much as $878 billion over the next decade, endorsing his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut.
reut.rs
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
During the Eisenhower administration, the top marginal tax rate was 91 percent.
Susan Collins cast the deciding vote today to block a measure that would have required congressional approval for Trump to strike Venezuela. The deciding vote.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Senate sinks measure to block military action against Venezuela
Just two Republicans backed the measure, which would have required congressional approval for an attack on the South American nation.
www.politico.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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barely a metaphor lmao
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
barely a metaphor lmao
Newburyport, Mass.: @jabberwockybooks.bsky.social has these newly signed titles, just in time for the holidays. Please read responsibly.
November 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Newburyport, Mass.: @jabberwockybooks.bsky.social has these newly signed titles, just in time for the holidays. Please read responsibly.
Southern Massachusettsians, rejoice! The @barnesandnoble.com in North Dartmouth has these newly signed books awaiting good homes,
Including the brand new one, Nations Apart.
Including the brand new one, Nations Apart.
November 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Southern Massachusettsians, rejoice! The @barnesandnoble.com in North Dartmouth has these newly signed books awaiting good homes,
Including the brand new one, Nations Apart.
Including the brand new one, Nations Apart.
Hey Greater New Haven, CT: the @barnesandnoble.com in Milford has these newly signed books just waiting for you, your loved ones, and your family pets (if they can read.)
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hey Greater New Haven, CT: the @barnesandnoble.com in Milford has these newly signed books just waiting for you, your loved ones, and your family pets (if they can read.)
Did Ross Douthat Ruin his Workplace?
the question nobody with a soul is asking, answered by people nobody wants to hear from
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Did Ross Douthat Ruin his Workplace?
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D.C. friends: I'll be presenting my new book, Nations Apart -- which shows how we got here as a country and what we can do about it -- a Politics and Prose Bookstore's flagship Connecticut Ave location the evening of November 13. Come say hello!
Details: politics-prose.com/colin-woodar...
Details: politics-prose.com/colin-woodar...
November 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
D.C. friends: I'll be presenting my new book, Nations Apart -- which shows how we got here as a country and what we can do about it -- a Politics and Prose Bookstore's flagship Connecticut Ave location the evening of November 13. Come say hello!
Details: politics-prose.com/colin-woodar...
Details: politics-prose.com/colin-woodar...
These books now signed! You know what to do, Salem. (No, not the witches thing, the holiday gift buying.)
Historian Colin Woodard will be signing his books, including his new release, Nations Apart, on Tuesday. His titles are insightful and thought-provoking. Pre-order your autographed books now. We ship everywhere.
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
These books now signed! You know what to do, Salem. (No, not the witches thing, the holiday gift buying.)
Rhode Islanders: I'm presenting the new book, Nations Apart, tonight at Nationhood Lab's home base, Salve Regina U (@salvereginauni.bsky.social) in Newport. Free. Public. Registration info:
events.salve.edu/event/nation...
events.salve.edu/event/nation...
November 5, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Rhode Islanders: I'm presenting the new book, Nations Apart, tonight at Nationhood Lab's home base, Salve Regina U (@salvereginauni.bsky.social) in Newport. Free. Public. Registration info:
events.salve.edu/event/nation...
events.salve.edu/event/nation...
West Virginia eastern pandhandle people (and Loudon/Frederick friends): I'm presenting Nations Apart -- which tells how we got here and what we can do about it -- in beautiful Shepherdstown Nov. 12. Hosted by @fourseasonsbooks.bsky.social at the Byrd Center. www.fourseasonsbooks.com/nations-apar...
Nations Apart with Colin Woodward - BOOK LAUNCH @ FOUR SEASONS BOOKS
Join New York Times bestselling author, historian, and award-winning journalist Colin Woodard for the launch of his groundbreaking new book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered...
www.fourseasonsbooks.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
West Virginia eastern pandhandle people (and Loudon/Frederick friends): I'm presenting Nations Apart -- which tells how we got here and what we can do about it -- in beautiful Shepherdstown Nov. 12. Hosted by @fourseasonsbooks.bsky.social at the Byrd Center. www.fourseasonsbooks.com/nations-apar...
Thanks to the engaged, thoughtful, capacity crowd who braved darkness and inside-of-128 traffic last night, and to the most excellent @belmontbooks.bsky.social for hosting. You rock.
Tonight -- the on sale day for Nations Apart -- I'll be at @belmontbooks.bsky.social in the eponymous Boston suburb. (Yes, the town was named for the bookstore... Don't argue, I'm a historian.) Come say hello.
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thanks to the engaged, thoughtful, capacity crowd who braved darkness and inside-of-128 traffic last night, and to the most excellent @belmontbooks.bsky.social for hosting. You rock.