The New York Times' Muslim problem

(updated below)

Ross Douthat, The New York Times, today:

In a way, the muzzling of "South Park" is no more disquieting than any other example of Western institutions' cowering before the threat of Islamist violence. . . . But there's still a sense in which the "South Park" case is particularly illuminating. . . . [I:]t's a reminder that Islam is just about the only place where we draw any lines at all. . . .Our culture has few taboos that can't be violated, and our...