It’s official: just as I suspected, a student mob that stormed the stage and shut down a speech sponsored by the College Republicans has emerged victorious, earning what Columbia’s student newspaper calls “a slap on the wrist.”

It’s yet another defeat for free thought and free speech on college campuses. The university has given a wink and a nod to the heckler’s veto, and left-wing students at Columbia now know that they can shut down any speaker with which they disagree and get away with it.

Way to go, Columbia!