Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Book Excerpt
John Roberts’s Dream Is Finally Coming True
The chief justice has been working to neuter the Voting Rights Act since the beginning of his career.
Book Excerpt
Jefferson Divided
Though his writings grappled with the contradiction between bondage and liberty, Thomas Jefferson’s life was indebted to those he enslaved.
Partner
Q&A
The Historians Behind Ken Burns' "The American Revolution"
Three experts discuss their behind-the-scenes experience as historical advisers to the new series.
Comment
Salem's Absent Witches
Historical and even pop culture references to the source of the town's fame are drowned out by a more generic Halloween ambience.
Partner
Journal Article
The First Futurists and the World They Built
From Saint-Simon to Silicon Valley, the urge to forecast the future has always masked a struggle over who gets to define it.
Comment
Before Trump, and Before the Young Republicans, There Was the Dartmouth Review
Long before Trump, a group of Dartmouth students weaponized outrage and satire to seize the spotlight.
Dispatch
Can the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal” Be Saved From Trump?
Precious murals by Ben Shahn, Philip Guston, and others are even more endangered than we knew.