With all the division and vitriol in American politics and culture nowadays, some people are asking whether the United States might literally come apart. Let me draw upon my professional training as a historian to say, yes, it absolutely could.

Author Archives: John Robson
John Robson is a documentary film-maker, columnist with the National Post, Executive Director of the Climate Discussion Nexus and a professor at Augustine College. He holds a PhD in American history from the University of Texas at Austin.