Dr. Kamau Kambon, who taught Africana Studies 241 in the Spring 2005 semester at North Carolina State University told a panel at Howard University Law School on Oct. 14 that the solution to many of the problems faced by black people is the extermination of "white people off the face of the planet." I guess that's what academe calls diversity of thought and tolerance of other cultures. Read more at Carolina Journal and hear the whole speech on cspan.org.

In the wake of Miers resignation, many conservatives have rejoiced. That was definitely my first reaction. But as many in the media and elsewhere are illustrating, this resignation does not mean that Bush will now choose a good nominee. He could still resort to a "consensus" justice, but one that actually has some qualifications.

Let's hope that doesn't happen. Let's hope that he chooses a true conservative with impeccable credentials who the libs will be sure to hate. If he does that, his base will go to bat for him. If he doesn't, 2006 will be a very bad year.

I read a good story on the controversy that the Harriet Miers nomination has caused in the conservative ranks. The article, in the New York Observer claims that it is only the conservative intelligensia that is against this nomination. Bush's evangelical base is in strong support and is accusing groups like the weekly standard of elitism.

Now I don't know if Miers will be a good justice or not, but isn't that the point? Is it elitist to want the most qualified person possible? Is it elitist to want an established conservative on the bench?

I think Tim Russert made a great point when he highlighted the fact that 20 years ago Miers was a catholic and a democrat. Now she is an evangelical and a republican. How do we know she won't change her stance in another 10 years.

Conservatives are right to worry. Concern about this blatant example of cronyism is not elitist.

I attended the annual conference of the John William Pope Center for Higher Education this weekend. One of the panels featured UNCW professor Mike Adams, townhall.com columnist and author of Welcome to the ivory tower of Babel.

He talked at length about taboo subjects on campus and was quite funny as usual. But, the best part was his peroration. He told the audience that he does not want to silence liberal opinions. He thinks conservatives should shine light on those opinions. If conservatives want to battle Marxist thought at UNC-Chapel Hill, they should build a victims of communism museum on campus. Then when professors spout off their communist views, students can direct them as well as other students to the museum. There would be pictures of all the millions of dead who died at the hands of stalin and mao. There would be exhibits on labor camps and land redistribution.

Stupid ideas should not be silenced. Their stupidity should be illustrated by placing good ideas next to them. This should be the motto of the Review. We do not want to silence anyone, whether it be proponents of abortion, gay-marriage, communism, or any other vapid belief system. But rather we write to show the truth in good ideas.