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The History of Smallpox Shows Us Nationalism Can’t Beat a Pandemic
“America First” is a fairly useless strategy in the quest for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Slate
Narrative
When Arizona Elected a Mexican Immigrant Governor
Border Patrol agents once ordered an elderly Hispanic man out of his vehicle and requested his identity papers. Turns out he was Arizona’s former governor.
New York Times
Newsletter
Bunkmail is Back!
In the latest edition of our newsletter, our editor reflects on history in the time of coronavirus.
Art History
How the Military Waged a Graphic-Design War on Venereal Disease
"Fool the Axis—use Prophylaxis!"In many ways, such a coordinated public effort to alter sexual behavior was unprecedented.
Collectors Weekly
Eastern Sports and Western Bodies: The “Indian Club” in the U.S.
Although largely forgotten today, exercise by club swinging was all the rage in the 19th century.
The Public Domain Review
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The Thorny Road to the 19th Amendment
A new book chronicles the twists and turns of the 75-year-path to securing the vote for women.
Smithsonian