Wednesday, April 01, 2026
Those who give us hope: Joan Baez
The "No Kings" rally here in Minnesota at the State Capitol last Saturday was really remarkable. There were 100,000-200,000 people there; outside of a University of Michigan football game, it was the most people I have ever seen in one place.
One of the performers was Joan Baez, which is remarkable. She is 85, and has been putting out protest music for over 60 years! Her father was a professor at MIT, and she became a part of the Boston and New York folk scenes in the early 1960's after playing the Newport Folk Festival in 1959. She is often credited with introducing Bob Dylan to the world.
I love these through-lines in our history, and that moment to appreciate it.
