The Liberal Argument for Columbus Day

Ben D'Alessio
10 min readOct 11, 2021

By Ben D’Alessio

According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, Columbus coming to America was “the most significant thing to ever happen in our species”. In short, his expedition rejoined two branches of humankind that had been separated since the Ice Age.

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Ben D'Alessio

Co-host of the TRM pod. Author of novels: Binge Until Tragedy, Lunchmeat, The Neon God, 6 Harlots: Rebirth of a Nation https://www.bendalessio.com/