Pasquino, the amazing Talking Statue of Rome, is a witty character who I feature in a blog post about free speech and art. Because of the stranglehold of the church on Italian…

In previous posts, I featured the Talking Statues of Rome and the Talking Statues of Venice. In early Italy, people used the talking statutes as a way to get out messages against civic…

What do free speech and talking statues have in common? I traveled on a lovely vegan tour of Italy and, as is typical for me, I especially enjoyed the sights off the…