The article highlights the urgent need for a societal "reckoning" regarding the COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates, arguing that the severe economic, social, health, and educational harms inflicted by these measures remain unaddressed. Author Jeffrey A. Tucker details how forced business closures, travel restrictions, school shutdowns, and vaccine mandates shattered lives, families, and the economy, leading to inflation and mental health issues. He criticizes the pervasive silence from media, academia, and public health institutions that encourages forgetting this traumatic period. Drawing a parallel to the aftermath of WWI, Tucker stresses that without formal condemnation, the risk of similar governmental overreach persists, especially given ongoing efforts by organizations like the WHO to implement similar responses. The article advocates for the CovidJustice.org initiative, which proposes a Senate resolution to officially denounce past policies, acknowledge the damages, and pledge against future coercion, emphasizing that a clear statement is crucial to protect fundamental freedoms and prevent recurrence.