Christopher Columbus

Happy Columbus Day concept. Vintage American flag with compass and retro treasure manuscript. Flat lay, top view with copy space.

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October 15, 2024
Economics

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Why Columbus Day Remains a Foundational American Holiday

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October 15, 2024
Economics

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Seen within the big picture, Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring as a great American holiday because it remains foundational to the establishment of a new nation by people who largely shared his qualities of character: self-made, adventurous, and reverent toward God. Read More ›

Barcelona. Monument to Christopher Columbus.

^{Scott S. Powell
October 10, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Why the Woke Perspective on Columbus Day Is Wrong

_{Scott S. Powell
October 10, 2022
Citizen Leadership

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Seen from the big picture, Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring because it opened the possibility of founding a new nation unencumbered by past corruption and for the simple reason that it celebrates beliefs and qualities of character that would be foundational to America. Read More ›

^{Scott S. Powell
October 11, 2021
Discovery Institute

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Why Columbus Day Is Worth Defending and Celebrating

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October 11, 2021
Discovery Institute

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Seen from the big picture, Columbus Day is worth keeping and honoring for the simple reason that it celebrates beliefs and qualities of character that are foundational to America. It could even be said that Columbus Day is the holiday that commemorates the human character, attitudes and choice of action that made the other American holidays possible. Read More ›

^{Jeffrey Burton Russell, Foreword by David Noble
January 1, 1991
Intelligent Design

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Inventing the Flat Earth

_{Jeffrey Burton Russell, Foreword by David Noble
January 1, 1991
Intelligent Design

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Neither Christopher Columbus nor his contemporaries thought the earth was flat. Yet this curious illusion persists today, firmly established with the help of the media, textbooks, teachers ― even noted historians. Inventing the Flat Earthis Russell’s attempt to set the record straight. He begins with a discussion of geographical knowledge in the Middle Ages, examining what Columbus and his contemporaries actually Read More ›