Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
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Overview
How to Succeed in Government Without Really Trying
The long history of promising an “efficient” federal government.
Vignette
Secret Recordings Show President Roosevelt Debating Military Desegregation with Civil Rights Leaders
More than a year before Pearl Harbor, President FDR heard arguments from the civil rights leaders of the era for the desegregation of the military.
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American Environmentalisms
Tracing the many forms that environmentalism has taken in the U.S., from transcendentalism and conservationism to the 20th century push for regulation to today's climate justice movement.
News
The Supreme Court Could Take Another Shot at Voting Rights
If the justices take up a case on Virginia’s felon disenfranchisement law, they’ll be burrowing back to Reconstruction-era jurisprudence.
Overview
The Evolution of the Alpha Male Aesthetic
If you've noticed a certain look common to the manosphere, you're not mistaken. A visual identity has taken hold, with roots that trace back decades.
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How Trump Wants to Change History
Late last month, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to restore “truth and sanity to American history.”
Retrieval
Modern Babylon: Ziggurat Skyscrapers and Hugh Ferriss’ Retrofuturism
In the early twentieth century, architects turned to a newly discovered past to craft novel visions of the future: the ancient history of Mesopotamia.