https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/02/26/capitulation-danish-style/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 23:31:47 -0400<![CDATA[The Danes have had a glorious record defending free speech for centuries, so it was no surprise that they closed ranks and got behind Jyllands-Posten, the distinguished Danish newspaper, when, in 2005,  it published 12 caricatures of the world’s best known pedophile after Roman Polanski.  Everybody knows what happened then: partisans of the religion of peace got busy torching Danish embassies, threatening the cartoonists, and killing as many infidels as they could get their hands on, including a Somali nun. At the end of the day, they stacked up a body count of some 200. For publishing some caricatures of the medieval founder of a primitive, modernity-hating religion.]]>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:14:47 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2010/02/26/capitulation-danish-style-n116268