Attempting to measure happiness
Josanne Cassar
To be blunt, undergraduate students in Malta have no idea how good they have it here (financially speaking) precisely because they have the luxury of living with their parents,...
Decisions we should take: Part 2
Saviour Balzan
In the second part of a two-part series Saviour Balzan explores decisions that need to be taken
Of cats and perspective bubbles
Raphael Vassallo

How else is a man expected to know it’s time to wake up, without a fuzzy muzzle thrusting itself into his face at the stroke of 7am each day?

How else is a man expected to know it’s time to wake...

All in the family
Michael Falzon

What happens when loyalty to one’s responsibilities clashes with loyalty to one’s spouse or family? Surely from an ‘incestuous’...

What happens when loyalty to one’s responsibilities...

Defining what makes a happy nation
Josanne Cassar

Life is good in Malta – at least for 95% of those who live here, with 30% saying they were very satisfied with the lives they lead

Life is good in Malta – at least for 95% of those who...

Thank God, it’s Christmas
Saviour Balzan

It has been a horrible 12 months and for anyone who works in the business of the media it has been an eventful year worthy of a nightmare

It has been a horrible 12 months and for anyone who works...

[WATCH] Saviour Balzan's videoblog
Saviour Balzan

Despite being glorified by foreign media, Daphne Caruana Galizia was actually a divisive figure locally, Balzan says 

Despite being glorified by foreign media, Daphne Caruana...

Mere allegations do not suffice | Joseph Brincat

Claiming Malta is in violation of the European Convention of Human Rights...

Claiming Malta is in violation of the European...

Vitals: They came, they saw, they conquered… and left
Kurt Sansone

The arrival of a renowned American healthcare group to take over the concession...

The arrival of a renowned American healthcare group to take...

Who’s the bigger fool?
Raphael Vassallo

The original decision to allow hunting at Majjistral Park was taken without any consultation, but it is patently pointless to ‘consult’ people...

The original decision to allow hunting at Majjistral...

Sexual predators and standing up to the abuse of power
Josanne Cassar

Surely there comes a point when everyone has to shoulder responsibility: men...

Surely there comes a point when everyone has to shoulder...

Surrounding ourselves by books
Evarist Bartolo

 At a time when things around us move at a breakneck speed, a book can bring calm and a healthy solitude to our overly-connected lives

 At a time when things around us move at a breakneck...

Marsa gangsters, Strasbourg agendas
Frank Psaila

We hope that justice will be done, and the mastermind behind Caruana Galizia assassination is uncovered and brought to justice. In the meantime, there are...

We hope that justice will be done, and the mastermind...

No tax haven, but this label can cost Malta untold harm
Michael Falzon

No anti-Malta stance but a socialist initiative to push for the eventual aim of...

No anti-Malta stance but a socialist initiative to push for...

Recuse me, please?
Raphael Vassallo

One thing's for certain. If I ever find myself in front of a magistrate, the first thing I'll get my lawyer to do is scour the world wide web for...

One thing's for certain. If I ever find myself in front...

When media bias takes over
Josanne Cassar

The first Malta is primarily the English-speaking middle-class… the second are staunch Labour voters blindly in love with Joseph, who speak broken...

The first Malta is primarily the English-speaking...

After the truth
Saviour Balzan

As I see it, the Caruana Galizia assassination points to a murder masterminded by the same people who executed the plan - a network that has been in place for...

As I see it, the Caruana Galizia assassination points to a...

Knowing how to read in your mother tongue should not be so hard
Josanne Cassar

Maltese is part of our identity, it is what makes us a nation, it should be...

Maltese is part of our identity, it is what makes us a...

We can’t go on (with suspicious minds)
Raphael Vassallo

...We are left to grapple with the very real psychological condition that inspired all this classic rock ‘n’ roll in the first place: Paranoia

...We are left to grapple with the very real psychological...

Slave auctions: a reality the EU prefers to ignore
The Conversation

Efforts to enable people to escape slavery, violence and exploitation in Libya...

Efforts to enable people to escape slavery, violence and...