Colin Woodard

2 months ago | pressherald.com | Colin Woodard

No, you’re not imagining things. The United States in in the midst of a constitutional crisis and an effort by the incoming administration to consolidate an authoritarian regime. It’s not what Americans — Republicans, Democrats or independents — voted for, but it’s happening. What people do in the coming weeks and months — both high elected officials and ordinary citizens — is the hinge upon which history will pivot.

2 months ago | nationhoodlab.org | Colin Woodard

The Finnish news organization spoke with Colin Woodard at length for their feature interview published earlier this monthEarlier this month, Nationhood Lab Director Colin Woodard spoke at length with Uuusi Juttu, the upstart Finnish news site founded by Denmark’s Zetland magazine, about the ongoing authoritarian takeover in the United States and what it means for European and world security.

Jan 17, 2025 | washingtonmonthly.com | Colin Woodard

The 2024 elections ensured an authoritarian, coup-plotting convicted felon will spend the coming years in the Oval Office. It will be the work of a generation to rebuild American democracy from the damage. Given the stakes, it’s disorienting that the election results were so pedestrian. No historic realignment of our political geography, sweeping mandate, or surge of authoritarian enthusiasm was recorded in the exit polls.

Dec 4, 2024 | nationhoodlab.org | Colin Woodard

America’s regional cultures followed their usual pattern, but there with big shifts in El Norte and Spanish CaribbeanBy Colin WoodardAt Nationhood Lab we’ve been receiving a lot of inquiries about when we’ll be posting an American Nations-driven analysis of the 2024 election.

Oct 21, 2024 | nationhoodlab.org | Colin Woodard

More in Common’s Threads of Texas project found seven distinct groups of Texans; we explored how they’re distributed geographically and within the state’s Latino communityBy Colin WoodardOn the eve of the 2024 election, political observers are rightly focused on the seven battleground states where the presidency will be decided: three Blue Wall states touching the Great Lakes plus Georgia, North Carolina, Arizona and Nevada. Texas only gets a passing look because some polls show Sen.