History on Purpose Archive: October 2011


  • Reflecting on Christopher Columbus in history (Part II)

    Does the deliberate omission and manipulation of important information concerning Columbus and his journeys to the Western Hemisphere demonstrate a lack of respect for mutually accepted standards of scholarship? Published October 24 2011

  • Reflecting on Christopher Columbus in history (Part I)

    Is the current trend in assaulting the reputation of Christopher Columbus in certain academic realms intellectually dishonest? Published October 19 2011

  • Columbus deserves his day

    Columbus Day honors the courageous sailor who opened the ocean gateway to the “New World.” However, there is increasing hostility to the celebration by a number of organized groups in the U.S. Published October 10 2011

  • Unsustainable Federal Spending Gone Bad

    Unsustainable federal government spending has already led to an unstable American currency, a devastating depression, and some of the most turbulent civil unrest in United States history. Published October 2 2011

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Dennis Jamison

Dennis Jamison

D.A. Jamison is a student of life and for the purposes of this column, a student of history.  He is actually paid to teach U.S. History, but is still secretly a student and continues to burn the midnight ...

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