That’s a very attractive image, courtesy of Bill Kristol. He writes:

The rationale for a student boycott is simple: The Iranian government is directly involved in killing and wounding American soldiers in Iraq. As a gesture of elementary solidarity with those serving our nation in the military–young men and women, many of them their exact contemporaries–Columbia students should refuse to dignify Ahmadinejad’s talk by attending it. Needless to say, Columbia faculty and administrators shouldn’t attend either. Some of them will. But this is a chance for the 9/11 generation to show a decency and a sense of honor that some of their elders lack. After all, this is not primarily about Ahmadinejad. Dealing with his regime is mostly a task for our government. This is about us. Columbia students have a chance to shame their elders, redeem the good name of their institution, and make many Americans proud. I urge them to take it.

Columbia students are adults. Be leaders.