Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Longread
Scandal, Protest, Goofiness, and Grandeur at the U.S. Bicentennial
This year marks the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding. The 200th wasn’t exactly smooth sailing.
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Crimes of War
Stories about the civilian victims of past wars, and the extent to which Americans have acknowledged and accounted for atrocities committed in their name.
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They Came to Spy on America. They Stayed to Coach Little League.
In the wake of the Cold War, some Soviet bloc spies decided their fake American lives weren’t so bad.
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Statue Removed During a City’s Racial Reckoning to be Displayed in D.C.
A statue of Caesar Rodney, a signer of the Declaration of Independence who enslaved over 200 people, was taken down in Delaware, during 2020 protests.
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America's Founding Feminists: Rewriting America’s Origin Story
On America’s 250th anniversary, Ms.’ "Founding Feminists" series centers the women whose words, labor and resistance built—and keep rebuilding—democracy.
Film Review
America's Cinematic Salvation
'One Battle After Another' brings the immigration debate to the big screen. It isn't the first.
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The Lie of ‘Preventive’ War
Never has Donald Trump’s willful blindness to legal limits been more evident than in his decision to start a war with Iran.