From harmless decoys to deadly toys
Alexiei Dingli
 From harmless decoys to deadly toys, the art of deception continues to shape the outcomes of conflicts worldwide
The world is not on holiday | Carmelo Abela
We Maltese cannot be short sighted and argue that what happens elsewhere does not affect us or is not of interest to us. Those who think in such a way are naive and do not...
We need a gilet rouge  for the environment
Saviour Balzan

The Muscats of the world say the Gozo tunnel is a commitment in the manifesto....

The Muscats of the world say the Gozo tunnel is a...

About time we get our priorities right
Josanne Cassar

How does a harmless, flirtatious song between a man and a woman written 74 years ago, suddenly become date rape?

How does a harmless, flirtatious song between a man and a...

In a world with real problems, let’s stop being so easily offended
Josanne Cassar

Policies that simply tick all the progressive-sounding boxes without listening...

Policies that simply tick all the progressive-sounding...

Politicise the Presidency? No, thanks
Raphael Vassallo

My guess is that the Council of Europe simply got their files muddled up, and issued the wrong country report by mistake. They might have mixed us up with...

My guess is that the Council of Europe simply got...

That’s not pro-business
Peter Agius

As odd as it might seem to some government operators... we do have rules on public spending: the present ones were ironically revised by Labour...

As odd as it might seem to some government...

Rokit crosses genre boundaries with award-winning novel
Mark Camilleri

With Rokit, Loranne Vella distinguished herself with yet another prize-winning...

With Rokit, Loranne Vella distinguished herself with yet...

A very French, very yellow bandwagon...
Raphael Vassallo

With serious reservations about the method of engagement – I myself feel far more represented by the ‘gilets jaunes’ 25 points, than by...

With serious reservations about the method of engagement...

The Neville Gafà mystery
Michael Falzon

Gafà enjoys the trust of the Prime Minister – irrespective of so many allegations of wrongdoing. This cannot be taken lightly and should be an...

Gafà enjoys the trust of the Prime Minister –...

Admitting something is a bad  idea is the hardest job of all
Josanne Cassar

We have lived with this kind of division which splits the country right down...

We have lived with this kind of division which splits the...

Now that you mention aesthetics…
Saviour Balzan

Who would not say that Malta was thoroughly deflowered during that golden age of aestheticism when visionaries like Tonio Fenech and George Pullicino, and of...

Who would not say that Malta was thoroughly deflowered...

Caring for gifted students
Evarist Bartolo

Whilst it is our moral duty to do all we can not to let any children fall behind, it is also our duty not to hold back students from reaching their full...

Whilst it is our moral duty to do all we can not to let any...

Greenwashing our environmental policies
Josanne Cassar

Cut to the chase: the government could just admit that in its eagerness to greenwash its environmental policies, it was taken for a ride.

Cut to the chase: the government could just admit that...

‘The season of good jeer…’
Raphael Vassallo

We have one set of grumpy, Grinchy people complaining about another equally grumpy, Grinchy group placing flowers and candles at a makeshift shrine to a...

We have one set of grumpy, Grinchy people complaining about...

G20 highlights global fractures
Matthew Bugeja

Global leaders gathered for G20 meetings amidst trade tensions, political risks and security issues

Global leaders gathered...

Just what the doctor ordered
Michael Falzon

Occupy Justice seem to believe their opinions are above those of the stupid people who elect their stupid representatives in Parliament – a Daphne...

Occupy Justice seem to believe their opinions are above...

Woman + Politics = Prostitute
Raphael Vassallo

Ultimately the word is intended to hurt because it projects the victim as the utmost perversion of society’s (very male) ideal of...

Ultimately the word is intended to hurt because it projects...

Hoist with his own petard
Saviour Balzan

On Delia and money laundering: a very senior police source who talked to me lamented that this was an old case and it had yet to be ascertained if the...

On Delia and money laundering: a very senior police source...

Running away from intimacy  into a fake, simulated world
Josanne Cassar

They will be living as if they are on an island, where social media becomes...

They will be living as if they are on an island, where...