# Ken Burns’ Dangerous Myths — Tad Stoermer on History, Resistance, and Authoritarianism

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Podcast: [On Offense with Kris Goldsmith](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-offense-with-kris-goldsmith-7584514)
Published: 2025-11-20T10:18:00+00:00
Episode link: https://onoffense.substack.com/p/ken-burns-dangerous-myths-tad-stoermer
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Historian and veteran Tad Stoermer joins host Kris Goldsmith for the debut episode of On Offense. Together, they dig into the dangerous power of patriotic myth-making—like that in Ken Burns’ ‘feel-good history’—and how it’s left Americans unprepared to face modern authoritarianism. They cover: What the Founders really understood about tyranny Why “defending democracy” isn’t enough The danger of comforting lies in history and politics How to start fighting back—right now Visit onoffense.substack.com for the full write-up and more episodes.

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