Ken Burns joins David Frum to discuss how his new documentary captures both the triumphs and tragedies of the nation’s founding. Plus: Donald Trump’s TikTok giveaway and Benjamin Nathans’s To the ...

While many learned about the American Revolution as beginning in the Northeast, some may not know Florida's role in the ...

“We’re seeing reports in recent months that both Mexican cartels and Colombian criminal groups are trying to infiltrate the ...

Throughout history, with the advancement of weapons technology from catapults and canons to unmanned combat aerial vehicles, there has long been a belief that the infantryman would be rendered ...

Perhaps historical amnesia is not such a bad thing, despite George Santayana’s warning in 1905’s “The Life of Reason” that those who “cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” One reason ...

The documentarian reflects on the ideas that drove our nation’s founding — and how they echo today. By Ken Burns and David Leonhardt Produced by Jillian Weinberger President Trump’s threats to ...

A majority of American voters now oppose sending additional economic and military aid to Israel, a stunning reversal in public opinion since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks. By Lisa Lerer and Ruth Igielnik ...

Ken Burns, the preeminent documentary filmmaker of his generation, knows how to captivate audiences, whether it's with history or a quip. When he told hundreds of fans at a Wayne State University ...

The making of the latest Ken Burns docuseries took 10 years from start to completion. Burns directed the project, which is 12 hours long and contains six episodes, with Sarah Botstein and David ...

Toward the end of the 1990s, office workers in downtown Washington noticed the regular appearance of an elderly pedestrian, waiting to cross the street or moving slowly along the sidewalk, his ...

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...