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What Conservatives Accidentally Get Right About Columbus Day

They say we're living in the world he made, and they're correct! They just think that's a good thing.

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Jack Mirkinson
Oct 11, 2021
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John Vanderlyn's 'The Landing of Columbus,' located in the U.S. Capitol.

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