Colleges and universities in the United States have become synonymous with left-wing, if not radically progressive, indoctrination centers masquerading as hubs of higher learning and critical thinking. One of the annual events highlighting the close-minded…
Topic: Columbus Day
Maine Bans All Native American Mascots because of ‘Pain and Anguish’
The state of Maine banned the use of Native American mascots in all public schools in the state because of “pain and anguish” that the imagery brings to Native American tribes.
Indigenous People’s Day Dissed
Political activists at Scripps College made the mistake of scheduling an anti-Kavanaugh rally on Monday, then sheepishly had to postpone it.
Pepperdine Students Claim Columbus Statue is a ‘Celebration of Genocide’
College students at the posh, close-to-the-beach Pepperdine University are complaining about a statue of Christopher Columbus: Pepperdine University students spent their day off Monday protesting Christopher Columbus’ “culturally insensitive form of international exploration” and demanding…
On Columbus Day, Columbia University Unveils Plaque Describing the Colonization of Manhattan
On Columbus Day, Columbia University unveiled a plaque that is seemingly apologetic for colonization: The plaque, situated on a popular campus courtyard, reads: “The Lenape lived here before and during colonization of the Americas. This…
Columbus Day: Celebrating American Exceptionalism, Not the PC Narratives
Below is a portion of a great piece at the National Review on why Christopher Columbus is important to American history and idea of American exceptionalism: One man, two narratives: 1. Born to a working-class…
Repeal Columbus Day, says Bernie Sanders Advisor
Near the end of Mel Gibson’s film “Apocalypto,” we see Christian missionaries arriving in the New World to save the natives from a culture of death that celebrates beheadings and human sacrifices to pagan Gods….
Effort to “Decolonize” University of Oklahoma is Underway, Demand for Changing Mascot
The Indigenize OU effort, as explained by the College Fix: A Native American student group at Oklahoma University is demanding campus officials kill off their “Boomer and Sooner” mascot nicknames, saying they’re offensive and reminiscent…
Petition wants ‘Columbus Day’ to be Renamed ‘Indigenous Peoples Day’ at University of Oklahoma
College Fix has more on the petition: A quartet of Native American University of Oklahoma students presented the college’s Student Government Association with “over 100 letters of solidarity from OU students, faculty and staff” urging…