So we're leafing through the new issue of Newsmax magazine, the one with the cover story “The Truth About Islam in America.” That story is unusually even-handed coming from a conservative media outlet, balancing anti-Muslim activists like Robert Spencer with the story of American Conservative Union board member Suhail Khan.

But then Newsmax sticks this cartoon in the middle of it:

The cartoon was drawn by New York Post editorial cartoonist Sean Delonas, perhaps best known for a cartoon that can be interpreted as depicting President Obama as a rabid chimp who needed to be shot by police.

Newsmax magazine, while unmistakably conservative, has tended to have higher editorial standards than its website parent (advocating a military coup against Obama, anyone?), and it has seen a significant increase in subscriptions over the past year. That indicates the magazine's more temperate approach is a success. Running the Delonas cartoon, however, clashes with that approach.