Mises InstituteOpinion

Ken Burns Plays the “Founding Chaos” Card

In the new Ken Burns documentary, an old myth—held by the left and right—is repeated: that chaos led to the need for the ...
Mississippi State University

U.S. Grant Presidential Library: Screening of Ken Burns' New Documentary on the American Revolution, Panel Discussion

The Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, in partnership with Mississippi Public Broadcasting, will host a special screening of the new Ken Burns documentary on the American Revolution on Oct. 21 at ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘The American Revolution’ Review: Ken Burns Tackles the War for Independence in Patriotic, Pragmatic and Familiar Form

PBS' six-part, 12-hour documentary lets Burns, Sarah Botstein and David P. Schmidt dive deep into all-too-relevant U.S. history. By Daniel Fienberg Chief Television Critic In mentioning Ken Burns‘ ...
Opinion
The Times LeaderOpinion

Ken Burns is completely wrong when it comes to the Iroquois

Few documentary films have the natural authority of a Ken Burns production. The narrator of his works, Peter Coyote, is as close as we have today to “the voice of God,” the phrase once associated with ...