Dan has posted a manifesto about the cartoon controversy that he likes, here. Earlier today, Charles posted a take on the controversy that he likes, here. And now, at the risk of adding to the Slog’s already heavy reliance on links to The New Yorker, I’d like to direct you to Jane Kramer’s take on the controversy from the Feb. 27 issue.

It’s the kind of take I like: Firm in its defense of free speech as a democratic ideal, but more interested in the root causes of the cartoon controversy than in self-congratulatory remarks about the West’s righteousness. And, to be clear: I don’t gravitate toward this kind of take because, as has been suggested, I’m white-guilt-ridden and fond of self-flagellation. I gravitate toward this approach because I think this is a problem that can’t be solved by hectoring alone.