An indictment of our mad lives

People have different ways of rationalising the pain caused by the death of a child. Getting over it is not an option. Getting used to it is a hard slog

The right to a healthy environment | Mark M. Scerri

In reality, the motion is extremely simple; so basic, that one would think it hard to oppose! Who, in their right mind, wouldn’t want such a right enshrined?

Dear prime minister, do not normalise xenophobia

The prime minister should have known better than pushing his finger on...

The prime minister should have known better than pushing...

Low fertility rate: Maybe the scholastic calendar needs changing

Josanne Cassar

I spoke to a few young couples and they brought up an issue which I have not...

I spoke to a few young couples and they brought up an issue...

From the science of surveys to the persuasion of protests

Saviour Balzan

Robert Abela is in a quandary and caught between a rock and hard place. He...

Robert Abela is in a quandary and caught between a rock and...

Tourism at a crossroads. From numbers to value

JP Fabri

The risk is turning into a numbers game that erodes what makes Malta special

The risk is turning into a numbers game that erodes what...

The whole episode should serve as a learning curve for the PN, while environmental protection is important, the social implications of certain decisions can...

The whole episode should serve as a learning curve for the...

Cartoon by Mikiel Galea

An error in a contract should be such it cannot be verified

Malcolm Mifsud

A contract between parties is valid at law, if the fact mentioned in it may be...

A contract between parties is valid at law, if the fact...

We are going cashless, but why? | Aron Gatt

Anything less is not modernisation; it is control dressed up as progress....

Anything less is not modernisation; it is control dressed...

Matthew Xuereb / Thomas Sciberras Herrera

We believe such guidelines in Malta until now are not needed, as the judiciary does not need to be coddled in the way it approaches its work and is fully...

We believe such guidelines in Malta until now are not...

Joseph Muscat: History will certainly not forget

Arnold Cassola

The acolytes of the delinquent Joseph Muscat can continue with their...

The acolytes of the delinquent Joseph Muscat can continue...

A social Europe is a must | Josef Bugeja

The last half-decade has seen a world that suffered enormous challenges from global economic shocks but also the pressures of the green and digital transitions

The last half-decade has seen a world that suffered...

On abortion rights, Malta is Europe’s laggard

Malta’s restrictive law is not stopping Maltese women from having...

Malta’s restrictive law is not stopping Maltese women...

Trending

Saviour Balzan

Josanne Cassar

JP Fabri

Obscene wealth vs struggling to make ends meet

Josanne Cassar

While the construction moguls keep bulldozing the sparse land which is left to...

While the construction moguls keep bulldozing the sparse...

Finally, recognising the country Israel wants to erase

Saviour Balzan

And on Gaza, he finally decided to follow France and the UK and officially...

And on Gaza, he finally decided to follow France and the UK...

MaltaToday endorses Ġustizzja għal Artna campaign

What was initially intended to be a reform that suspends work on developments...

What was initially intended to be a reform that suspends...

JP Fabri

Fewer children are being born, and the economic, social, and cultural consequences of this trend are difficult to overstate

Fewer children are being born, and the economic, social,...

Court permits deportation of long-term Ethiopian residents despite pending human rights claims | Andrew Drago

The deportation of three long-term Ethiopian residents raises questions about Malta’s commitment to fundamental rights. Andrew Drago explores how the...

The deportation of three long-term Ethiopian residents...

Pulling the plug on domestic violence prosecutions

Matthew Xuereb / Thomas Sciberras Herrera

This case exposes the most serious risk in granting complainants the absolute...

This case exposes the most serious risk in granting...