On Oct. 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on the shores of what we now call Hispaniola. Hailed as an American hero for his “discovery” of the “New World,” he has a holiday dedicated to this known as Columbus Day. In recent years, however, a movement to denounce Columbus Day and instead...

Many Biola faculty and graduate students grew up remembering Columbus Day as a mysterious holiday. For whatever reason, we all found ourselves yanking on the front door of the post office or the bank, wondering why at 4:45 p.m. they appear to have been closed for a long while. Then we remember it is...