New Book Examines How American Regional Divides Are Root Causes of Political Polarization

from Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson · host Robin Johnson

Colin Woodard talks about his new book, Nations Apart: How Clashing Regional Cultures Shattered America. The best-selling author of American Nations explores the regional roots of the partisan divide over several key issues (guns, immigration, climate, authoritarianism) and offers ideas on how to unify the nation based on new cultural insights and opinion research.

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