Jermaine, "The Humanity Archive" is a great title for your work. Your way of weaving the present with the past reminds us of our link with the humanity of our ancestors. And our responsibility to reach into the depth of our humanity for the sake of our children and grandchildren.
I was so dismayed with the utter soul-less performance of Pam Bondi yesterday. Despair leaked in around me. Your story of Joseph Welch and the turning points that unraveled Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn's vicious campaign of hate restored my faith in humanity. Thank you. I can face my day and my grandchildren with renewed courage to work for what is just, what is right, what is love.
I remember the McCarthy hearings very clearly, and I was just 8 years old. Wayne Morse was our senator and he had just changed parties from Republican to Independent. My dad, who rarely said anything about politics, watched the hearings intently (tv was a pretty new thing and we had to go down to my grandpa's house to watch anything) and I was right there next to hi. m because anything he was doing I was doing when he was home. He always said "Wayne Morse is the only honest man in Washington." I didn't really understand the Red Scare but I knew a lot of people were terrifid and silent, and the day Wexler asked the famous questions my dad stood up and exclaimed "Finally!" A few weeks into the current administration my soninlaw asked me if I remembered any time in my life when the country was under such a mass paralysis of conscience and I said "Yes, the McCarthy years." It made such an impression on me, even as a kid, and this time feels so similar. Thanks for the history on Roy Cohn, I hadn't remembered him so clearly.
Just commenting to say I’ve really appreciated your work in 2026. Excellent thoughtful piece after excellent thoughtful piece. I hope more people join the paid tier because this is so worth investing in.
Jermaine, "The Humanity Archive" is a great title for your work. Your way of weaving the present with the past reminds us of our link with the humanity of our ancestors. And our responsibility to reach into the depth of our humanity for the sake of our children and grandchildren.
I was so dismayed with the utter soul-less performance of Pam Bondi yesterday. Despair leaked in around me. Your story of Joseph Welch and the turning points that unraveled Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn's vicious campaign of hate restored my faith in humanity. Thank you. I can face my day and my grandchildren with renewed courage to work for what is just, what is right, what is love.
Wanda you've got me crying; appreciate your heartfelt description of what I feel so often while reading The Humanity Archive.
I remember the McCarthy hearings very clearly, and I was just 8 years old. Wayne Morse was our senator and he had just changed parties from Republican to Independent. My dad, who rarely said anything about politics, watched the hearings intently (tv was a pretty new thing and we had to go down to my grandpa's house to watch anything) and I was right there next to hi. m because anything he was doing I was doing when he was home. He always said "Wayne Morse is the only honest man in Washington." I didn't really understand the Red Scare but I knew a lot of people were terrifid and silent, and the day Wexler asked the famous questions my dad stood up and exclaimed "Finally!" A few weeks into the current administration my soninlaw asked me if I remembered any time in my life when the country was under such a mass paralysis of conscience and I said "Yes, the McCarthy years." It made such an impression on me, even as a kid, and this time feels so similar. Thanks for the history on Roy Cohn, I hadn't remembered him so clearly.
Welch, not Wexler...
No sense of decency. My heart hurts for those survivors.
Just commenting to say I’ve really appreciated your work in 2026. Excellent thoughtful piece after excellent thoughtful piece. I hope more people join the paid tier because this is so worth investing in.
I see why Trump’s favorite term of disparagement is to call someone “disgraceful.”
He knows he is.