Scrolling through social media this week, I saw an article in a local paper listing the stores and offices that would be closed on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. My first reaction was bemusement, along the lines of “nothing will be closed on Indigenous Peoples’ Day because Indigenous Peoples’ Day is imaginary.” […]
Stu Bykofsky: It’s time to uncancel Columbus — and Frank Rizzo, too
The woke tide is receding. We should reconsider what it washed away.
By Stu Bykofsky
Christine Flowers: The admiral of identity factions
Levine’s continued elevation to higher office points out a growing problem with American society as we become more obsessed with identity.
By Christine Flowers
Chris Tremoglie: Yep, it’s Columbus Day
A Philly writer argues for the role of Christopher Columbus in today’s culture.
By Chris Tremoglie
Lou Barletta: The intolerant left wants to erase Christopher Columbus from history
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Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VIII): The Final Voyage to Freedom
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part eight in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone
Christine Flowers: The Night before Christmas in Jim Kenney’s Philadelphia
‘Twas the night before Christmas in Philadelphia, and a woozy mayor is visited by the ghosts of the past, present and future.
By Christine Flowers
Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VII): The First Civil Rights Legislation of the Americas
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part seven in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone
Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. VI): The Arch-Nemesis Bobadilla
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part six in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone
Robert Petrone: Christopher Columbus is the greatest hero of the 15th & 16th centuries (pt. V): The Second Voyage
Christopher Columbus was none of the epithets with which his detractors repeatedly characterize him — and all of the historical resources show this unequivocally. Part five in a series of eight.
By Robert Petrone