Bunk combs the web for new interpretations of American history, and highlights the fascinating connections between them.
First Person
What Broke Monticello
How a right-wing smear campaign tried to silence the reality of Thomas Jefferson’s life, and in some ways succeeded.
Profile
Why the Nation’s Founding Document is Marred by Stains, a Mysterious Handprint
The physical journey of the Declaration of Independence tells its own story. Its imperfections and endurance reflect those of the America it helped create.
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America’s Big Birthdays
Every 50 years, the nation comes together to wrestle with the principles of its founding and what they mean for us in the present.
Comment
How Historians Took Over Liberal Punditry
The hottest resistance talking aheads during Trump 2.0 are academics. What happened?
Comment
Original Intent of the Declaration
Though the Declaration has become familiar to us, the real meaning behind it is all too obscured.
Antecedent
Before 1776, There Was 1649
What Oliver Cromwell and the English Revolution meant to America’s revolutionaries.
Book Review
The End of the Yuppie Dream
The urban professionals who transformed American cities and tastes and pulled the Democratic Party to the right are a dying breed.
