In a week that has seen both the Grand Mufti of Egypt and the Pope come out as apologists for violence against peaceful dissent; in the wake of violent protests in some Muslim countries, leading to killings and arson over a message of peace and forgiveness, I urge you to read this excellent analysis by Stephen Law:

In the gallery of satirical art there’s a largely blank space where the work satirizing Islam should be. Here I argue that, where satirical work has been removed out of fear, it should be put back. I also deal with a couple of objections against doing so...

Read on: Charlie Hebdo and avoiding offence - two popular liberal arguments refuted | Center for Inquiry

Encyclopedia of American Loons: #1240: Paul Joseph Watson

... It’s difficult to paint a representative picture without giving him more space than he warrants, or to pick highlights, but Watson was for instance instrumental in promoting the conspiracy surrounding John Holdren’s alleged totalitarian global population control scheme (FEMA concentration camps wouldn’t be far behind). And don’t get him started on climate change, Bilderbergers or 9/11...

More on the raving loon here: Encyclopedia of American Loons: #1240: Paul Joseph Watson

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Watson is in fact British (born in Sheffield), not American, but he does interact a lot with the US far-right, as evidenced by his association with Infowars etc