Lessons from the Fyre disaster: Millennials and FOMO

Josanne Cassar

Even Malta has become an island of hype, flashy stunts and fast money with its self-styled “influencers” and promotional content dressed up to look like something...

‘Freedom of expression’ also means the freedom to talk out of your ass

Raphael Vassallo

The only reason people complain so freely about ‘freedom of expression’ in Malta, is that the Maltese state guarantees them the full liberty to do so

Heavy-handed police reaction has boosted environmental cause

Josanne Cassar

It was a situation which called for extreme restraint. Instead what we got was...

It was a situation which called for extreme restraint....

Raphael Vassallo

Moviment Graffitti has a long and distinguished tradition of always making itself a pain in every government’s arse... regardless which of two...

Moviment Graffitti has a long and distinguished...

Delia’s recent statements, echoing populist concerns with immigration, have raised uncomfortable questions about the directions he intends to take the PN

Delia’s recent statements, echoing populist concerns...

Positive action like quotas can accelerate women’s participation in politics

Renée Laiviera | One of the main challenges in Malta is the lack of women candidates running for elections... quotas can be part of a...

Renée Laiviera | One of the main...

Court of Criminal Appeal unconvinced by prosecution’s version of events

Malcolm Mifsud

The Court of Criminal Appeal upheld an appeal lodged by former employers, claiming that it was unconvinced with the complainant’s version in her testimony

The Court of Criminal Appeal upheld an appeal lodged by...

Sweden election: yes, the far right made gains, but we're not falling apart

The Conversation

Anamaria Dutceac Segesten | Like IKEA, Swedish politics will probably remain defined by its two strongest features: modular and pragmatic.

Anamaria Dutceac Segesten | Like IKEA, Swedish politics...

It’s not about gender or race. It’s about bad sportsmanship

Josanne Cassar

Naomi Osaka showed dignity and maturity under the unbelievable pressure of...

Naomi Osaka showed dignity and maturity under the...

If the PN co-opts a cheap, far-right bait to win votes in the next European elections, it will be Muscat – with his strong welfarist state and economic...

If the PN co-opts a cheap, far-right bait to win votes in...

Michael Briguglio

Should government want to combat scepticism on its waste management policies, it should be more forthcoming in the provision of information and it should...

Should government want to combat scepticism on its waste...

Why Malta should push for a Maltese EC president

Raphael Vassallo

I can’t realistically imagine any Maltese Commission President steering...

I can’t realistically imagine any Maltese Commission...

Evarist Bartolo

The real difference is not between vocational and academic courses, but between good and bad courses

The real difference is not between vocational and academic...

Michael Falzon

The two-year war against the French was the one and only exception when the Maltese fought a war for their country – even if misguidedly – and not...

The two-year war against the French was the one and only...

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Josanne Cassar

Fortnite: When does a harmless hobby turn into an addiction?

Josanne Cassar

It has been compared to heroine and cocaine

Malta may soon reach the critical population mass to make a mass transit system like a monorail or a metro economically feasible. But this will take years to...

Malta may soon reach the critical population mass to make a...

The Mueller investigation and the mid-terms

Matthew Bugeja

Barring some spectacular revelations, the Special Counsel’s investigation...

Barring some spectacular revelations, the Special...

Court pinpoints offence for using false card at an ATM

Malcolm Mifsud

These persons were taking money directly from personal accounts of individuals...

These persons were taking money directly from personal...

Why social media is making us anti-social

Josanne Cassar

Instead of social media helping us to understand and tolerate those with...

Instead of social media helping us to understand and...

In this kind of chaos that Libya seems to have become permanently embroiled, terrorism will thrive

In this kind of chaos that Libya seems to have become...