by Ben Adler, CampusProgress.org

Second only to the innocent deaths in the response across the Middle East to the Danish cartoons is the tragedy of the brave Muslim journalists who reprinted them. According to the New York Times there are “11 journalists in five countries facing prosecution for printing some of the cartoons.” Where are the liberal demonstrations in Western countries in support of them?

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.