Carrie Gibson

Carrie Gibson is author of El Norte: The Epic and Forgotten Story of Hispanic North America (Atlantic Monthly Press) and Empire’s Crossroads: A History of the Caribbean from Columbus to the Present Day. @carrieegibsoncarriegibson.co.uk

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We've Demonized Mexico With ‘Emergencies’ for Centuries

Casting Mexico as ‘The Other’ is old news in U.S. history, and it does a disservice to the shared past and culture common to all the Americas.

Carrie Gibson

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Keep the Holiday, Lose Columbus

Honoring Columbus is an idea whose time has past. That is not to say that we don’t have plenty in our history that merits a day of celebration.

Carrie Gibson