Over the weekend, the mob won again.

This time it was at Harvard, where controversy over due process has brewed since January, when law professor and faculty dean Ronald Sullivan Jr. joined the legal defense team for disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Vandalism, student sit-ins, widespread outrage, and even a lawsuit have all emanated in the backlash, as students accused him of defending rape culture and activists asked: “Whose side are you on?”

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