How Rob Reiner Tried to Warn America About the Dangers of Trump

The iconic director was an outspoken critic of Trump and feared that America was slipping into an autocracy under the ...
PBS

U.S. Politics

Ongoing coverage of the Trump administration, political polarization in America, elections and federal agencies, plus political documentaries including FRONTLINE’s landmark series “The Choice.” ...
The New York Times

Can Ken Burns Win the American Revolution?

Burns’s 12-hour documentary about our national origin story is landing in the middle of a culture war. Yes, it’s complicated. No, he does not want to talk about President Trump. Burns’s 12-hour ...
The New York Times

What ‘The American Revolution’ Says About Our Cultural Battles

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...