Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Antecedent
How Somalis Became the New ‘Welfare Queens’
Trump has reinvented Reagan’s old attack, with one key twist.
Museum Review
Did We Get the History of Modern American Art Wrong?
The standard story of 1960s art is one of Abstract Expressionism leading into Pop Art and minimalism. The Whitney offers a different one centered on surrealism.
Argument
Antisocial Studies
As the war over American social studies classrooms heats up, the curriculum is in the crosshairs.
Partner
Comment
What Is the Role of the Historian?
Rethinking the job of history — and the American Historical Association — after the veto of the Gaza “scholasticide” resolution.
Overview
The Long Struggle for Greenland
Throughout its history, the vast Arctic island has been viewed by competing powers as a strategic prize and geopolitical asset.
original
Best History Writing of 2025
The short-form history writing that moved, impressed, and taught our editors the most this year.
Argument
The Most Dangerous Law in America
The Insurrection Act is a nuclear bomb hidden in the United States code, giving presidents unimaginable emergency power. No President has abused it. Yet.