The Cynical Historian
320K subscribers
I'm The Cynical Historian, your source for analytical history on YouTube. I make episodes on historical subjects that are meant to be insightful and provocative. Episodes range from my series on "Based on a True Story" movies, to whatever mini-documentary I want to make, often in a video-essay style.
The Decision to Intervene into the Russian Civil War : A Study in Confusion
The Cynical Historian · 35K views · 6 months ago
Understanding the School Indoctrination Myth and Woke Panics
The Cynical Historian · 32K views · 1 day ago
History of Fascism (part1) : Protofascism & Ideological Origins
The Cynical Historian · 52K views · 3 months ago
Defeating Mormon Polygamy : Zealotry vs Nation
The Cynical Historian · 21K views · 5 months ago
Why did the USA join the Vietnam War?
The Cynical Historian · 60K views · 2 years ago
Rise of Fascism and the "Man of the Century"
The Cynical Historian · 68K views · 2 weeks ago
Tucker Carlson shilled Russian propaganda for Putin
The Cynical Historian and EmperorTigerstar · 47K views · 1 year ago
"History of Democrats" debunked as D'Souza propaganda
The Cynical Historian and EmperorTigerstar · 113K views · 2 years ago
How Reactionaries Pretend to Defend History
The Cynical Historian · 69K views · 1 year ago
The Reagan movie reveals his cult's myth
The Cynical Historian · 108K views · 1 year ago
Reading the Smithsonian Report to Observe MAGA Denialism
The Cynical Historian · 11K views · Streamed 2 months ago
Chernobyl | Based on a True Story
The Cynical Historian · 88K views · 7 years ago
Why did Reconstruction fail?
The Cynical Historian · 61K views · 1 year ago
PragerU indoctrinates kids by whitewashing Frederick Douglass
The Cynical Historian and EmperorTigerstar · 123K views · 1 year ago
Disgraced Historians : Irving, Ambrose, Foote, Bellesiles, Churchill, Goodwin, & Cinel
The Cynical Historian · 185K views · 2 years ago
Daily Wire Censored Historians’ Free Speech : Matt Walsh Reveals his Cowardice
The Cynical Historian · 56K views · 3 months ago
Ronald Reagan : Movie-Star POTUS w/ a Complex Legacy
The Cynical Historian · 69K views · 2 years ago
10 American Founding Myths
The Cynical Historian · 456K views · 3 years ago
What caused the Cold War? #ProjectMAD
The Cynical Historian · 106K views · 5 years ago
10 Myths about American Presidents
The Cynical Historian · 192K views · 1 year ago