Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Antecedent
Radical Tariffs Aren’t New, But They Have Been Disastrous
An American story.
Book Excerpt
How the Rattlesnake Almost Became an Emblem of a Nascent America
On the centuries-long historical evolution of a serpentine symbol.
exhibit
The Many Faces of Nativism
As this exhibit shows, anti-immigrant sentiment has been a throughline of American history.
Partner
Overview
How to Succeed in Government Without Really Trying
The long history of promising an “efficient” federal government.
Book Review
Resistance Reexamined
The complex, sometimes romanticized, but ultimately prophetic Catholic peace movement has critical lessons for today's America amid a genocidal war in Gaza.
Antecedent
George W. Bush Lives on in Donald Trump’s Migrant Policies
The “war on terror” led to a sweeping curtailment of immigrants’ rights that swept up green card holders as well as citizens.
Exhibit
A Gold Rush of Witnesses
Letters, diaries, and remembrances shared on JSTOR by University of the Pacific reveal the hardships of day-to-day life during the California Gold Rush.