Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Comparison
What History Tells Us to Expect From Trump’s Escalation in Los Angeles Protests
Since the 1960s, studies have shown that heavy-handed policing and militarized responses tend to make protests more volatile — not less.
Longread
Insolvent Brothers: The Generals Ethan and Ira Allen
How could two renowned, high-ranking men of the American Revolution have fallen into such dire straits that they feared the loss of all they worked for?
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Q&A
The Past, Present, and Future of Left Jewish Identity
Jewish-led Palestine solidarity demonstrations are part of a long history of Jewish identity being bound up in leftist politics.
Book Review
The Marxists Are Coming
Calls to defund the Marxist left and similar mobilizations against rumors of a new red dawn are nothing new.
Origin Story
The Common Defense
The National Guard, the true descendent of the citizen-soldier militia, has become a sad and incoherent shell of itself.
Comment
The US’s Long History of Destabilizing Iran
Kamala Harris called Iran a “destabilizing, dangerous force.” The appropriate context for this is the US’s own decades-long history of destabilizing Iran.