This guest post was submitted by Dr. Kevin Fire of Grand Forks One thing that city governments have traditionally encouraged is public participation in the political process. That is, unless the topic about which there may be discussion might anger the left. As a case in point, last Monday, the City Council in Grand Forks…
When It Comes to Columbus Day, We Can’t Add Through Subtraction
“As another example of the liberal cesspool the city of Grand Forks is becoming, the Committee of the Whole voted unanimously last night to replace Christopher Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day,” a reader emailed me today, asking me to write about it. “I am floored.” He’s right. “City Council members, acting as the city’s…
The Roots of Anti-Columbus Day Activism May Surprise You
I’ll admit that I don’t care much about Columbus Day. I think the explorer himself is a fascinating historical figure, and his accomplishments (along with their ramifications both good and bad) worthy of study, but a federal holiday? Do you think any of the workers off today are spending their time boning up on Columbian…
Don’t Replace Columbus Day, Expand It
Last year the City of Fargo chose to replace their municipal recognition of Columbus Day – still a federal holiday – with Indigenous Peoples Day. Reporter Tu-Uyen Tran writes about the city’s first celebration under the new order. His headlines – “Instead of Columbus Day, Fargo will mark Monday as Indigenous Peoples Day” – illustrates…
Fargo Bans Columbus Day
In a resolution passed 4-1 last night which describes the Columbus expedition to America as “brutal history,” the Fargo City Commission banned Columbus Day and replaced it with Indigenous Peoples Day. Columbus is “somebody that doesn’t deserve any recognition,” Commissioner Mike Williams is quoted as saying. One of the supporters of the change – Don Warne, director…
There's Nothing Wrong With Columbus Day
I will admit to having holiday fatigue. We have so many days and weeks and months on the calendar remembering a historical figure or commemorating a historical event or even “raising awareness” for some cause that there’s literally not a day that goes by that isn’t special for some anointed reason or another. It gets…