This is a bit weird. Borders and Waldenbooks won't carry the next issue of Free Inquiry because it reprints the Danish cartoons -- the safety of their customers is important, claims the press release, and they fear violence. But we've had this situation before: Salman Rushdie's Satanic Verses sparked similar amounts of violence and outrage, but neither he, nor any establishments bearing his work, ended up facing reprisal. Seems to me that no one would have ever notice Free Inquiry's reprint if Borders hadn't mentioned it, but now, they just gave free publicity to the magazine and made themselves seem like cowards. Not the best strategy I've ever seen.
