Matters of life and death
Michael Falzon
The intriguing question is not whether the pill causes an abortion but how the hell did the seemingly never-ending argument about it start in the first place
Where are Labour’s environmental credentials now?
Raphael Vassallo
It is not the repercussions of any individual project we now have to worry about; it is the opening of floodgates that can never realistically be shut again
Politics as a public service
Evarist Bartolo

A life dedicated to serving others, mainly the most vulnerable, is Guze Ellul Mercer's legacy and should still be an inspiration to us who believe in...

A life dedicated to serving others, mainly the most...

‘Personality cults’ only work with personalities
Raphael Vassallo

I hate to say it, but this too looks like it will end in tears. The ‘cult...

I hate to say it, but this too looks like it will end in...

Snapshot of a changing nation

Malta’s political parties often seem content with a status quo that no longer suffices to placate an increasingly demanding and independent-minded public

Malta’s political parties often seem content with a...

The threat of terrorism
Michael Falzon

The mess created in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq and its ‘liberation’ from Saddam Hussein spawned Isis – or Daesh, its proper name...

The mess created in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq...

Letters: 27 March 2016
Love to be a Cabu?
Saviour Balzan

Cabu, whom French film-maker Jean-Luc Godard described as the “the best journalist in France”, was killed in 2015 in Paris aged 76

Cabu, whom French film-maker Jean-Luc Godard described as...

Damages arise when a co-owner excludes another co-owner
Malcolm Mifsud

Co-owners cannot occupy common property and take the fruits of that property...

Co-owners cannot occupy common property and take the fruits...

Do the Maltese want a third party?
Josanne Cassar

While there are many who are openly disgusted by the behaviour of the Labour government, will that disgust manifest itself into a vote for a third party in...

While there are many who are openly disgusted by the...

Cartoon: 27 March 2016

Gay marriage: another opinion of political convenience

Gay marriage: another opinion of political convenience

No ordinary war

There is a paradox, no doubt well known to terrorists, whereby the only way to respond to attacks on Western liberal democracy is to limit and curtail...

There is a paradox, no doubt well known to terrorists,...

We will fight them on the roundabouts…
Raphael Vassallo

It may not be ‘warfare’ in the conventional sense…  but there is definitely a war of sorts taking place in Europe

It may not be ‘warfare’ in the conventional...

Cartoon: 23 March 2016

Policing priorities...

Policing priorities...

Cartoon: 20 March 2016

Brewing up a new third party, with Marlene Farrugia, Salvu Mallia, Franco Debono, Paul Vincenti, and Arnold Cassola

Brewing up a new third party, with Marlene Farrugia, Salvu...

Are fish stupid at climbing trees?
Evarist Bartolo

Even 80 years ago Einstein was speaking on how the concept of one-size-fits-all does not make sense for all children

Even 80 years ago Einstein was speaking on how the concept...

Abela’s failure defines Muscat’s politics
Frank Psaila

Joseph Muscat kicked Toni Abela ‘upstairs’ so as to rid himself of...

Joseph Muscat kicked Toni Abela ‘upstairs’ so...

Pardons do not solve crimes

It is abundantly clear that the ‘truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth’ has not yet emerged in the oil procurement case

It is abundantly clear that the ‘truth, the whole...

Welcome to the Super Mudbowl…
Raphael Vassallo

They promised us the fragrance of ‘Coco-Chanel Eau-de-Toilet’. It seems they left out the ‘Chanel’, ‘Eau’ and...

They promised us the fragrance of ‘Coco-Chanel...

Whistleblowing in the wind
Michael Falzon

The real whistleblowing goes on not through the application of the law but through leaks to the press and to a particular blogger. Most – but not all...

The real whistleblowing goes on not through the application...