Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
This Map Shows How the US Really Has 11 Separate 'Nations' With Entirely Different Cultures
News
By News
Published 4 years ago on
December 3, 2019

Share

[aggregation-styles]

In his fourth book, “American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures in North America,” award-winning author Colin Woodard identifies 11 distinct cultures that have historically divided the US.
“The country has been arguing about a lot of fundamental things lately including state roles and individual liberty,” Woodard, a Maine native who won the 2012 George Polk Award for investigative reporting, told Business Insider.
“[But] in order to have any productive conversation on these issues,” he added, “you need to know where you come from. Once you know where you are coming from it will help move the conversation forward.”
Here’s how Woodard describes each nation…

Read More →

RELATED TOPICS:

DON'T MISS

Rise of the Anti-“Woke” Democrat

DON'T MISS

High-Level Saudi Visit Follows Multimillion-Dollar Foreign Influence Operation

DON'T MISS

Iran and Russia Move to Fill Diplomatic Vacuum in Afghanistan

DON'T MISS

Pelosi’s Husband Locked In $5.3 Million From Alphabet Options

DON'T MISS

Experts Reportedly See Major Damage in Attack on Iran Centrifuge Plant

DON'T MISS

Opinion: School Choice Marches Ahead

DON'T MISS

Zakaria: Americans Care About History Because the Stakes Are High

DON'T MISS

California Democrats Are Reliably Pro-Labor. But One Union Is Testing Their Patience.

DON'T MISS

The Tightrope Walk Democrats Have Ahead on Two Separate Infrastructure Bills

DON'T MISS

Bill Barr on Trump’s Election Fraud Claims: “It Was All Bullsh*t”

No data was found

Fresno County Tackles Animal Overpopulation with New Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program

1 hour ago

Fallen Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

1 hour ago

When Newsom Gives His State of the State, He Should Be Candid About California’s Economy

2 hours ago

No Police Charges for Taylor Swift’s Dad Over Paparazzi Incident in Sydney

2 hours ago

Biden Administration to Lend $1.5B to Restart Michigan Nuclear Power Plant, a First in the US

3 hours ago

Tonight’s Biden Fundraiser With Obama and Clinton Already Nets a Record $25 Million

3 hours ago

Supermom Carmi Is Ready to Be Embraced by Her Forever Family

Animals /

7 hours ago

Ukrainian Navy Says a Third of Russian Warships in the Black Sea Have Been Destroyed or Disabled

14 hours ago

Wired Wednesday: How Going to Work for Trump Turned Devin Nunes Into a Millionaire

19 hours ago

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP Pick in 2000, Dead at 82

19 hours ago

Caitlin Clark and Iowa Draw Nearly 5 Million Viewers for Second-Round NCAA Win

BRISTOL, Conn. — It didn’t take long for Caitlin Clark and the Iowa Hawkeyes to break their viewing record in the women’s NCAA T...

17 mins ago

17 mins ago

Caitlin Clark and Iowa Draw Nearly 5 Million Viewers for Second-Round NCAA Win

26 mins ago

Canadian School Boards Sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for Disrupting Students’ Education

32 mins ago

California Law Enforcement Agencies Obstruct Transparency Efforts in Use-of-Force Cases

1 hour ago

Fresno County Tackles Animal Overpopulation with New Low-Cost Spay/Neuter Program

1 hour ago

Fallen Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

2 hours ago

When Newsom Gives His State of the State, He Should Be Candid About California’s Economy

Photo of Taylor Swift
2 hours ago

No Police Charges for Taylor Swift’s Dad Over Paparazzi Incident in Sydney

3 hours ago

Biden Administration to Lend $1.5B to Restart Michigan Nuclear Power Plant, a First in the US

MENU

CONNECT WITH US

Search

Send this to a friend