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In grade school, most children are forced to memorize the 50 states and their capitols, and splitting America into states and regions has become our go-to way of thinking about American culture. But what if describing America in terms of states and regions is no longer fruitful?
Author Colin Woodard, writing in Tufts Magazine, has broken America down into mini-nations, each with a unique history, set of inhabitants, relationships with neighbors, and cultural and political attitudes.…
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In grade school, most children are forced to memorize the 50 states and their capitols, and splitting America into states and regions has become our go-to way of thinking about American culture. But what if describing America in terms of states and regions is no longer fruitful?
Author Colin Woodard, writing in Tufts Magazine, has broken America down into mini-nations, each with a unique history, set of inhabitants, relationships with neighbors, and cultural and political attitudes.…
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