Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
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Sanitizing the Civil Rights Movement
Contrary to the story being told in textbooks, media, and museums, the police were not neutral bystanders.
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363 Miles That Transformed America
The Erie Canal, dug by human muscle, aided by improvised cleverness, helped build a nation.
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Abraham Lincoln’s 1859 Lesson for Some 2028 Democrat
There are parallels between the John Brown raid and the murder of Charlie Kirk. But only one man seized the moment to start changing the course of history.
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The Myth of Israeli Innovation
Israel has long relied on Western patrons for arms and backing—even as it has cast itself as a security “innovator” the West can’t afford to do without.
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History’s Lessons for the Second Committee for the First Amendment
Jane Fonda is reviving the Hollywood advocacy group to meet the high-stakes challenges to free expression in the Trump era.
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Living With the Dead
From rituals of mourning to spirit mediums and ghost stories, Americans' varied attempts to connect with those who have gone before us.