Send in the Clowns

Saviour Balzan

When Joseph Muscat won a landslide victory in the 2013 general election, a kind heart left a copy of The Economist magazine on the desk in his office to be.

Cartoon: 29 June 2025

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

A million ‘what ifs’ and the keyboard idiots

In the midst of what appears to be an accidental tragedy that was compounded by...

In the midst of what appears to be an accidental tragedy...

Alex Borg

‘We must become the voice of the future and of aspiration’

‘We must become the voice of the future and of...

Adrian Delia

‘I would like to engender, first and foremost, a discussion in the party...

‘I would like to engender, first and foremost, a...

Ivan J. Bartolo is the man who can save the PN | Michael Mercieca

People are fed up hearing the party criticising everything. People are fed up...

People are fed up hearing the party criticising everything....

Are we getting it right with tech in our schools? | Natasha Azzopardi & Luke Fenech

But it begs the question. Is just saying ‘no’ and holding back really enough? Or should our main job be teaching our kids how to swim in these...

But it begs the question. Is just saying ‘no’...

Alicia Bugeja Said

The deposition of Adrian Delia as leader was the first act of civil war. It did not end there. Instead, the rift continued to expand, leading to the...

The deposition of Adrian Delia as leader was the first act...

Mark Said

Judicial activism creates a certain demand for accountability from the executive and the legislators, which we cannot shrug off by relying on judicial...

Judicial activism creates a certain demand for...

On 26th June Harm Reduction Malta joins the European Network of People Who Use Drugs to advocate for the full realisation of human rights for all people...

On 26th June Harm Reduction Malta joins the European...

Have the retail investors in MIDI plc been treated well?

Arnold Cassola

What do the regulatory bodies have to say to the minority shareholders and...

What do the regulatory bodies have to say to the minority...

Why break a working formula? | Matthew Maggi

We can welcome new leadership, but we have every right to ask: Why remove...

We can welcome new leadership, but we have every right to...

Euthanasia in Islam: An act of killing | Imam Mohammad Elsadi, Samir AbouHussein

Killing a person according to his request or by his permission is a crime and a major sin in Islam. The Quran states: 'And kill not the soul which Allah...

Killing a person according to his request or by his...

Putting choice at the heart of our care | Daniel Schembri

Legalising AVE is not about choosing death over life. It is about choosing...

Legalising AVE is not about choosing death over life. It is...

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Legalising AVE is not about choosing death over life. It is about choosing...

Legalising AVE is not about choosing death over life. It is...

Before euthanasia, can we first talk about the introduction of a living will?

Josanne Cassar

Frankly, it is a terrible indictment that a country which used to be so caring towards its parents and grandparents, willing to care for them until the end,...

Frankly, it is a terrible indictment that a country which...

Saviour Balzan

So, I am afraid the only route left is for the people to speak up, rattle the system and join the coterie of non-voters

So, I am afraid the only route left is for the people to...

With an impending leadership election, which no one seems to want to contest, the PN is not only rudderless but profoundly clueless as to what it stands...

With an impending leadership election, which no one seems...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

When enforcing an EU member state judgment, the Maltese court should apply the law restrictively

Malcolm Mifsud

A judgment which was delivered in Cyprus is enforceable because the issue of public order must be interpreted restrictively

A judgment which was delivered in Cyprus is enforceable...