Parker: Threats against Danish cartoonists no laughing matter | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle

Parker: Threats against Danish cartoonists no laughing matter | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle: "What we have learned over time is that free expression is society's relief valve, without which aggression and hostility go underground. What eventually bubbles back up to the surface is the sort of spirit that drives today's jihadists. Better to air and view our disagreements by the light of day — in the public forum — rather than wait for them to find expression by darker means."