‘Stay safe’ suddenly has an even keener edge than the one previously sharpened by the pandemic

No 129 – Chilly East Wind Blowing

‘War in Ukraine’ is only one reason to stop selling passports

In the end, it has to be the advent of war in Ukraine, to hasten an EU-wide response which will close the door to the sale of EU citizenship to rich elites, who could represent a...

‘Impunity’ extends to crimes against women, too…

Raphael Vassallo

It seems to have taken Sunday’s murder, to finally alert people to...

It seems to have taken Sunday’s murder, to...

Misogyny, sexual harassment, and micro-aggressions are issues that Maltese society still has to deal with in a forceful manner.

Misogyny, sexual harassment, and micro-aggressions are...

Michael Falzon

When can our young citizens be taught to use their mind and be critical of everything they see around them?

When can our young citizens be taught to use their mind and...

Raphael Vassallo

Omicron does little to deter the erection of billboards all over the island (or stuffing our mailboxes with junk-mail, etc.). And there are also...

Omicron does little to deter the erection of billboards all...

The world is being divided into those who ‘get it’ and those who don’t

Josanne Cassar

To someone who is a “nobody” like Kate, the idea that someone of such a high rank would scam them of their money bewilders her, shocks her and...

To someone who is a “nobody” like Kate, the...

Education: the key area COVID made us forget

Saviour Balzan

Online teaching should be available, but primarily for those children who are...

Online teaching should be available, but primarily for...

There can be no underestimation of the value of physical schooling - physical contact and an ability to explore the limits of their...

There can be no underestimation of the value of...

Special circumstances may help to change punishments

Malcolm Mifsud

When the accused admits to charges, the Court of Criminal Appeal may change the...

When the accused admits to charges, the Court of Criminal...

Happy New Year to our readers, children, wives, mistresses, toyboys and digital life-assistants

The Skinny | No. 120 – Death to 2021

Michael Falzon

People tend to talk of abuses carried out by individual politicians for the benefit of their own pocket, but this...

People tend to talk of ...

Raphael Vassallo

If people now object to face-masks, it is only because the ...

If people now object to ...

Looking back at 2021 | A new normal that shows no sign of waning

Matthew Vella

Christmas Specials • Malta’s government thrived under COVID-19,...

Christmas Specials • Malta’s government...

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JP Fabri

A mistake made more than once is called a decision

Josanne Cassar

Did Caruana really think she would not get caught out? And how does she have...

Did Caruana really think she would not get caught out? And...

Saviour Balzan

Our political class just does not understand how standards in public life work... just because they happen to win some popularity contest once every...

Our political class just does not understand how...

Matthew Vella

Muscat, Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi have exited the political field, in one way or another... but the effects of their legacy will be with us for years to...

Muscat, Keith Schembri and Konrad Mizzi have exited the...

Nobody resigns in Malta. Three stacked together is a Christmas miracle

The Skinny | No 119 – Christmas Collapse at Mile End

Resigned to a non-resignation mentality | Mark Said

Cabinet ministers have to resign whenever the prime minister perceives the...

Cabinet ministers have to resign whenever the prime...

Putting ‘Christ’ back into Christmas (but leaving migrants out at sea)

Raphael Vassallo

As for their geometric configuration: it is certainly no coincidence that all human civilisations, in one way or another, have always recognized the circle as...

As for their geometric configuration: it is certainly no...