Is it possible to have progress without regress?
Josanne Cassar
Changes have brought about a more tolerant, relaxed society where (on the whole) no one really cares any more what others do in their private life. That has been a change for the...
Don't mention the a-word
Saviour Balzan
If I had a vote in Ireland I would have voted for the ban on abortion to be repealed from the Constitution. And I would give my reasons why
Climate change will displace millions | Gulrez Shah Azhar
The Conversation

Climate migration is already happening. Every year desertification in...

Climate migration is already happening. Every year...

Unclear claims may be deduced from premises
Malcolm Mifsud

Although a claim listed in an application may be unclear, other premises...

Although a claim listed in an application may be unclear,...

Turning equality into a gender battle will backfire
Josanne Cassar

I think there was an unnecessary over-reaction to the Charles Caruana...

I think there was an unnecessary over-reaction to the...

Running with the liberals...
Raphael Vassallo

Sorry, but you can't exactly run with the liberals and hunt with the conservatives, you know

Sorry, but you can't exactly run with the liberals and...

Policing the police

If the force is to retain its respectability, it must start cleaning up its own house - and to be seen doing so

If the force is to retain its respectability, it must start...

Not a new year resolution but...
Evarist Bartolo

I think it’s good advice not just for politics but for life: cut the noise and focus on what really matters

I think it’s good advice not just for politics but...

The AUM debacle: panem at circenses?
Michael Falzon

The AUM dream seems to have vanished into thin air and the campus at Bormla is certainly not flourishing

The AUM dream seems to have vanished into thin air and the...

I might think I might have just solved that national problem of ours...
Raphael Vassallo

Maybe we could solve the traffic problem by breathalysing all the people who run the Malta Transport Authority.... instead of the ones who get caught up in all...

Maybe we could solve the traffic problem by breathalysing...

The story of an unlicensed parker says it all
Josanne Cassar

Grab some land near the beach and turn it into a summer house. Encroach on...

Grab some land near the beach and turn it into a summer...

Very schmaltzy but true...
Saviour Balzan

Real stories which normal folk experience and face each day are being swept under the carpet just because most of the time we are setting the wrong agenda

Real stories which normal folk experience and face each day...

Zonqor campus must be stopped

As such, the Zonqor point controversy marked a clean reversal of one of Joseph Muscat’s earliest policies. That, in itself, merits an explanation. If...

As such, the Zonqor point controversy marked a clean...

Qalb it-Tfal Foundation donates life supporter mannequins to Mater Dei

Qalb it-Tfal Foundationin Mater Dei Hospital has set up a Basic Life Support programme at the NPICU to teach and guide new parents on how to deal with...

Qalb it-Tfal Foundationin Mater Dei Hospital has set up a...

The world in 2018: democracy tested by a lack of trust
Matthew Bugeja

The global economic picture is positive. The underlying political reality? Not...

The global economic picture is positive. The underlying...

A bank guarantee is an autonomous obligation
Malcolm Mifsud

A bank guarantee is intended to allow comfort for the bank to be paid for...

A bank guarantee is intended to allow comfort for the...

Are we a vindictive people?

In order that nobody thinks we are vindictive, we give some money for charity as a hypocritical defence mechanism, before we proceed to snore peacefully on the...

In order that nobody thinks we are vindictive, we give some...

Domestic violence: Whose side are the police on?
Josanne Cassar

The macho “closing of ranks”, even within the top echelons of...

The macho “closing of ranks”, even within the...

Enabling achievers
Evarist Bartolo

The Achieve programme is reaching out to students who would have either dropped out of education or had nothing to show for it after eleven years of schooling

The Achieve programme is reaching out to students who would...

Valletta is European Capital of Culture. Reasons to celebrate?
Teodor Reljic

Looking at 2018 | What are the implications of pitching this potentially...

Looking at 2018 | What are the implications of pitching...