Author Doug Marlette The Muslim Cartoon Controversy Exposed an Absence of Courage ‘… the continuing timidity of the American media looked increasingly like cowardice, appeasement, or better-you-than-me cynicism.’ June 15, 2006 Freedom of Speech and the Editorial Cartoon ‘Cartoons are the acid test of the First Amendment.’ December 15, 2004 The Voice of Independent Journalism ‘Political cartoonists push the limits of free speech daily.’ March 15, 2004