Is Italy to be the latest European country to fail the free speech test?

The Brussels Journal has a link to a story saying that “the Italian judiciary is investigating whether Roberto Calderoli, who resigned from his post as government minister last week, is guilty of ‘contempt of religion.’” His supposed offense? Wearing a t-shirt emblazoned with one of those cartoons. Ridiculous.

The t-shirt may indeed have been contemptuous, but it’s that law that’s contemptible. To quote what was written recently in Jyllands-Posten, “free speech is free speech is free speech. No buts.”