Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 — Bunk History

I’m a Depression Historian. The GOP Tax Bill is Straight Out of 1929.

Republicans are again sprinting toward an economic cliff.

by Robert S. McElvaine via Washington Post on November 30, 2017

Tax Season and the Making of the American Fiscal State

As Americans file their taxes this tax season, the Trump administration threatens to unravel the modern fiscal state.

by John Fabian Witt, Ajay K. Mehrotra via Made By History on April 16, 2025

A herd of caribou walking across a field.

Denying Science to Drill for Oil is a Decades-long Tradition

What the debate about the Arctic Refuge tells us about science denialism.

by Finis Dunaway via Made By History on February 8, 2024

Caribou at the Arctic Refuge.

Indigenous Advocacy Transformed the Fight Over Oil Drilling in the Arctic Refuge

Racial justice is now as much a part of the debate as environmentalism vs. oil drilling.

by Finis Dunaway via Made By History on March 14, 2021

Donald and Melania Trump waving from airplane.

How America Changed During Donald Trump’s Presidency

Donald Trump's four-year tenure in the White House revealed extraordinary fissures in American society but left little doubt that he is a unique figure.

by Michael Dimock, John Gramlich via Pew Research Center on January 29, 2021

Donald Trump speaks with reporters on Thanksgiving, November 26th, 2020.

“Almost the Complete Opposite of Fascism”

A conversation with Corey Robin on the surprisingly weak presidency of Donald Trump.

by Corey Robin, David Klion via Jewish Currents on December 4, 2020

The Democrats Are Eisenhower Republicans

For decades, Democrats have positioned themselves as fiscally responsible while Republicans happily hand tax cuts to the rich.

by Josh Mound via Jacobin on July 3, 2017

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