A day late, yes, I know. I posted this on Megan McCardle's blog at The Atlantic:
The point I want to make on the Columbus discussion is to admire the vision and determination to organize and execute the expedition, while deploring what he did subsequent to the initial voyage's success. While he didn't "discover" America he did "re-discover" it, and the voyage was indeed an epic worthy of remembrance. The horrors that came after are also worthy of remembrance, and I think it is fitting that Columbus Day serve both purposes.
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I continue to follow your comments over on Megan McArdle's blog. Keep it up. The variety of opinions increases the quality (not to mention the humor) of the discussion. Challenging assertions has a long and distinguished history....wasn't it Socrates who developed just such a methodology? You go Rob.
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