A Student’s Case for a New Day at Catholic University
At the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, thousands of students, faculty, and staff receive a three-day weekend in honor of Columbus Day.... Read More
The Humanevangelist: Good-Bye, Columbus—Hello, Regrettable Replacement
In Seattle, as in a growing roster of US cities and the states of Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, and South Dakota, Columbus Day is done.... Read More
Don’t Celebrate Columbus. Honor Native People.
Today is Columbus Day, a federally-observed holiday and the day on which Americans celebrate Christopher Columbus’ “discovery” of the new world. Many are reluctant... Read More
Glorifying Genocide: Why I Won’t Be Celebrating Columbus Day
AHA Legislative Associate Matthew Bulger writes on the history of the real Christopher Columbus: slaver, murderer, and thief. So why does the United States... Read More