The Good Fight

Colin Woodard on America’s Many Nations

Jul 22, 2023

01:19:28

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Fractiousness of American Politics

3min

The Origins of America

3min

The Constitutive Nation of Massachusetts Bay

2min

The Puritans in America

4min

The Importance of Community in the Creation of a Better Society

2min

The Origins of the Puritan Culture of the South

2min

The Origins of the South and the Slave Holding South

4min

The Origins of the Slavery Society in the United States

3min

10.

The History of the United States

2min

11.

The Second Generation Cultures of the United States

3min

12.

The Trump Ethnography of the Appalachian Region

3min

13.

The Influence of Later Arrivals on American Politics

2min

14.

The Importance of First Settlement Effects

5min

15.

The Importance of Ethnic Composition in the United States

4min

16.

The El Norte Cultural Effects

2min

17.

The Conflict of Values in American History

3min

18.

The Battle for the Promise of Freedom

4min

19.

Can We Classify Democrats and Republicans?

5min

20.

The Reorientation of the Republican Party

4min

21.

The Effect of Hillary Clinton's Individualism on Voter Switching

4min

22.

The National Narrative of the United States

7min

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.

This transcript has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

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