Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias
Columbus was a terrible person, but I do think people should appreciate that in its historical moment Columbus Day was a "woke"/"PC" gesture designed to make Italians specifically and Catholics generally feel included. Basically a "1492 Project" to decenter Anglo-Protestantism. — PolitiTweet.org
Matt Bateman @mbateman
Columbus Day/Indigenous Peoples' Day is coming up. Some thoughts, from an educator. 1. Columbus did amazing things… https://t.co/HWWvxWPgyP