The Latest Breaking News from Gordon Wood

The GOP's "blood and soil" obsession

The nativist doctrine lives on in JD Vance's vision for the US

Salon · Aug 30

What Makes Someone American? It's Neither Creed Nor Bloodline—It's a Spirit

After 250 years, Americans are still considering this basic question.

Reason · Jul 3

Gordon Wood's Enduring Defense of the American Revolution

Plus: When tattoos meet copyright law

Reason · Jun 11

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon S. Wood dead at age 92 after being hit by car in store parking lot

President Obama presented him a National Humanities Medal in 2011

The Independent UK · Jun 8

Gordon Wood, RIP

The great historian of the American Founding passed away yesterday, killed by a car while walking.

Reason · Jun 8

Keith Wood: ‘After a Lions series, every player that went on tour is wrecked’

The former Ireland hooker tells Donald McRae about his rugby family, why Andy Farrell’s side need to rebuild and the physical toll of touring with the Lions

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

Some Say the Constitution Has Failed. This Thanksgiving, Here's Why It Hasn't.

Most countries emerged from a shared language, lineage, or ancient heritage. The United States built a state first and then had to discover what it meant to be a nation.

Reason · Nov 27, 2025

Gordon Wood on America as a "Creedal Nation" Open to all Races and Ethnicities

Wood is the leading living historian of the American Founding. He pushes back here against those who claim America should be an ethno-nationalist polity.

Reason · Nov 23, 2025

The Teacher’s Pet podcast likely turbocharged the wheels of justice, but judges don’t approve

There were teams of investigating police looking at the Dawson case from at least 2015. If anything, it appears the media were responsible for applying a bit of gas

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022

Bill Spedding has made his case for malicious prosecution, now he waits for a judge's decision

He was outed and then cleared as a suspect in William Tyrrell's disappearance — now Bill Spedding is waiting to see if he has proved police maliciously prosecuted him during the investigation.

ABC News · May 5, 2022