Can We Classify Democrats and Republicans?

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John Avlon: Can we really class Democrats and Republicans, not just today, but 20 or 30 years ago? He says it's quite clear that there is a party which says individual freedom is important. But if you have a party on the other hand, he asks, what kind of tyranny are they trying to avoid? Avlon: I would say who's in the driver seat for getting things done isn't so clear anymore.

Colin Woodard is an American journalist. He is the author of American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America.

In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and Colin Woodard discuss the ideals of America’s settlers and why they remain influential many years later; how the tension between individual freedom and concern for the public good has shaped America’s regional divides; and whether a shared national narrative can help to unify our divided groups.

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