# What Ken Burns’ The American Revolution warns us about today

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Published: 2026-07-03T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

After a decade in development, legendary documentarian Ken Burns released his long-awaited series, The American Revolution . Burns returns to Rapid Response to share key lessons from the founding of the United States—and the parallels between the revolutionary era and today. He also reflects on his admiration for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton , the obstacles he faces in his ongoing quest for truth, and why the pursuit of virtue is as essential to American democracy as the pursuit of happiness. This episode originally aired on Rapid Response in November 2025. Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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