Editor:
Your opinion column by Thomas Bowden about Columbus Day and 9/11 in the Oct. 12 edition was a factually inaccurate poorly argued offense to the very canons of “Western” thought it attempts to defend. While there may be good reasons to celebrate Columbus Day and there are certainly great reasons to support many “Western” values, this column is a pretty poor place to find them.
Let’s begin with the factual inaccuracies. In the first…