A vote for Trump was a despicable choice

James Debono

Call me part of the liberal elite, but a vote for a playground bully like Trump was a despicable choice that must be understood, but never condoned

Education for the real world

Evarist Bartolo

‘In the past, the appointment of a University rector was like a palace coup d’etat.’

Evarist Bartolo

We worked very well together for the last three years to improve the education system as a whole by recognising vocational subjects as entry...

We worked very well together for the last three years to...

When it all goes wrong, watch out for ‘the Farage’

James Debono

Malta may be a more fertile ground for home-grown Farages than we think. For...

Malta may be a more fertile ground for home-grown Farages...

Censorship reform: a concession too far?

Ingram Bondin

Perhaps the vilification law is not the only fossil whose time is long past - Ingram Bondin

Perhaps the vilification law is not the only fossil whose...

The recent clash between Brikkuni vocalist Mario Vella and OPM aide and blogger Glenn Bedingfield has once again exposed the limitations of freedom of speech

The recent clash between Brikkuni vocalist Mario Vella and...

Michael Falzon

It is worth looking into how different parties choose their leader. No one seems to have found the ‘ideal’ solution

It is worth looking into how different parties choose their...

Raphael Vassallo

People wouldn’t have complained so much, if it were a case of only one random individual getting let off lightly, by a system that was otherwise equally...

People wouldn’t have complained so much, if it were a...

Clarification on letters published 3 July 2016

Matthew Vella

An appreciation for a former UHM official carried the wrong surname

An appreciation for a former UHM official carried the wrong...

Financial services arbiter not a public office

Kevin Aquilina

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be appointed Arbiter even...

A former Broadcasting Authority member may be...

We cannot afford another Frontex failure

Described as ‘the worst shipwreck in years’ by the International Organisation for Migration, this latest catastrophe points towards a dramatic...

Described as ‘the worst shipwreck in years’ by...

Josanne Cassar

It’s the height of irony that the prostitutes seemed to have a greater sense of common decency than their client who could not see why defiling his...

It’s the height of irony that the prostitutes seemed...

This economic system is based on the belief that in a free economy with private ownership of resources, each individual will maximise his own profit

This economic system is based on the belief that in a free...

On political vultures feeding off party critics

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Ralph Cassar

Public-private partnerships do not have a good track record. The profit motive and public healthcare do not go hand in hand.

Public-private partnerships do not have a good track...

Josanne Cassar

As an employee at OPM, Bedingfield causes a lot of damage to the Labour government: it is coming across as totalitarian, ready to censor anyone who does not...

As an employee at OPM, Bedingfield causes a lot of damage...

Politically, the impact of Brexit is likely to be even more earth-shattering than the economic consequences

Politically, the impact of Brexit is likely to be even more...

Marijuana decriminalised… for celebrities

Raphael Vassallo

‘Decriminalisation’ has not stopped the Malta Police Force from...

‘Decriminalisation’ has not stopped the Malta...

Iceland deals England their second Brexit from the European nations' tournament

Iceland deals England their second Brexit from the European...

Kevin Aquilina

A criminal sanction on defamatory libel cases is liable to have a chilling effect on the exercise of freedom of expression

A criminal sanction on defamatory libel cases...