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Letter to the Editor—Don’t mythologize Columbus

DeForest Dalbec October 29, 2020
We should not have a “Columbus Day;” the whole idea of it was contrived on mythology, some historical inaccuracy and speculative mind-reading of a historical figure. I’m principally concerned with not repeating these mistakes, and wish to recover what we can from the mythologies of Columbus-haters and Columbus-lovers, both of which are addressing only a phantom of a man whose entire identity, let alone motives, are lost to time. Here I try to dispel some phantoms.
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Opinion—How intolerance is pushing me to vote Trump

DeForest Dalbec October 22, 2020
Before we freak out, it’s not certain that I will show up at the polling booth this election, and I’m still undecided who I’ll vote for if I do. I just think it would be important and useful for all of us to understand why an anti-political or alternatively political individual, like myself, would get pushed to vote Trump, and pushed there by precisely the people who would least like it.
Letter to the editor

Letter to the editor

DeForest Dalbec April 8, 2020

Last week, The North Wind published an editorial, titled “Are Students Getting the Short End of the Stick?” This struck me as lacking careful consideration or curious compassion. I can hardly think...

Donating to democrats: Bernie Sanders wasted $230 million

Donating to democrats: Bernie Sanders wasted $230 million

DeForest Dalbec March 18, 2020

Over the course of his lifetime, Bernie Sanders has had approximately $400 million dollars donated to his political campaigns. 55%, or about $220 million, of his contributions are $200 or less, another...

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Get drunk on D&D

DeForest Dalbec January 30, 2020

Alcohol is rife with hazards. Drinking alone is a well-known sign of a problem, and heavy-drinking is the cause of several crippling diseases. It’s a sad truth that more than half of alcohol sales are...

Consider the ignorance behind voting in 2020

Consider the ignorance behind voting in 2020

DeForest Dalbec January 23, 2020

Socrates, “I know that I know nothing.” Confucius, “When you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; this is knowledge.” It’s a lesson taught throughout history and around the...

Next step: recognize freedom of conscience

Next step: recognize freedom of conscience

DeForest Dalbec April 11, 2019

The individual freedoms protected in this nation are our most cherished cultural heritage. From John Locke’s “A Letter Concerning Toleration” to Thomas Paine’s “Rights of Man,” the appropriate...

Dropping out may be the smartest decision

Dropping out may be the smartest decision

DeForest Dalbec April 4, 2019

Whether or not you will drop out is a coin toss—about half of NMU students drop out. The graduation rates here aren’t outside the norm for a “four-year” institution (which is a bit of a joke, as...

Capitalisms dead, but a straw man remains

Capitalism’s dead, but a straw man remains

DeForest Dalbec March 14, 2019

There is an overt anti-capitalist sentiment growing in the political left. This sentiment is strongest in universities particularly, where the left-wing undeniably constitutes a majority. Mainstream...

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