Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Partner
Film Review
War Stories Without the History
Films about the Iraq War prize “truth-telling,” but don’t offer many insights about the war itself.
Exhibit
History of Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Detailed in New Collection
U.S.-Iran diplomacy, intelligence on South Korea's nuclear program, and fears that a reactor given to India would become a “do-it-yourself bomb kit.”
Longread
Property and Permanence on the California Coastline
California has long allowed an ambiguous boundary between public and private land along its coast. Climate change is testing the limits of this compromise.
Origin Story
The Georgist Roots of American Libertarianism
How did libertarians come to embrace Henry George, a thinker championed by political coalitions ranging from early zionists to the global Green Party?
Comparison
Here Are the Declaration of Independence’s Grievances Against King George III. Many Apply to Trump.
It’s uncanny.
Biography
The Making of Kurt Vonnegut’s ‘Cat’s Cradle’
How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke.
Obituary
How Jimmy Swaggart Changed American Christianity
The disgraced televangelist built his career on an undeniable talent. His downfall contributed to a major shift in how Americans viewed religious leaders.