Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Partner
Comment
Using Tariffs to Try to Annex Canada Backfired in the 1890s
Instead of compelling Canada to become an American state, the 1890 McKinley Tariff drove Canada into British hands.
Comment
How Allies Have Helped the US Gain Independence, Defend Freedom and Keep the Peace
Why should a country want or need allies? President Donald Trump and his followers seem to disdain the idea. So did George Washington.
Comment
Donald Trump Is Trying to Take American Law Back to 1641
Understand that if Trump succeeds the result will not be the harmless resurrection of a quaint jurisprudential artifact.
Origin Story
The Rise (and Fall?) of the National Science Foundation
In the ’50s, America declared science an ‘endless frontier.’ We may be reaching the end of it.
Comparison
The Gilded Age Never Ended
Plutocrats, anarchists, and what Henry James grasped about the romance of revolution.
Argument
The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil rights movement.
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Retrieval
How Mardi Gras Traditions Helped LGBTQ New Orleans Thrive
The celebrations created space for people to subvert gender norms, as New Orleans' LGBTQ communities built new traditions of their own.