Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
Antecedent
Alien Enemies
The torturers have been revising, the gestapos have been busy, and the prisons have been full for generations.
Partner
Theater Review
How Theater Helps Us Remember the Scopes Trial 100 Years Later
'Inherit the Wind' changed how people understand, and remember, the legendary Scopes trial.
Obituary
‘The LORD Told Me It’s Flat None of Your Business’: Jimmy Swaggart’s Scandalous Legacy
Jimmy Swaggart utilized his charisma to overcome not one, but two sex scandals.
Comment
A Supreme Court Justice Wrote the Greatest “No Kings” Essay in History
This opinion is a milestone in the rule of law and is regularly cited by conservative and liberal justices alike.
Antecedent
Trump Is Hamiltonian, Not Jacksonian
He believes in Federalist 70’s “Energy in the Executive.”
Origin Story
America the Beautiful
The poem that became a hymn to the nation came about in troubled, polarizing times.
Comment
The Sordid History of Offshoring Migrants
Trump is only the latest to embrace a costly and immoral tactic.