PARSHEEP
Saviour Balzan
From 16-year-old candidates to irate ministers and resignations Saviour Balzan looks back at this tumultuous week in Maltese politics 
Gender equality: An imperative for societal progress | Steve Ellul
As we stand on the precipice of a new era, the importance of promoting gender equality cannot be overstated. It's a journey fraught with complexities and challenges, yet it...
Democracy dying in broad daylight
Frank Psaila

Two things are certain... Daphne Caruana Galizia was not killed by mistake and she well-known blogger revealed Malta's deepest and darkest secrets. Did she...

Two things are certain... Daphne Caruana Galizia was not...

Time to move on, but the two parties must do the right thing
Michael Falzon

If the protests made by Civil Society achieved anything, it must be that the...

If the protests made by Civil Society achieved anything, it...

The mills of God grind slowly...
Raphael Vassallo

The 'mills of Maltese justice' also grind slowly. There is, in brief, no guarantee that justice will actually be served, no matter how long the wait

The 'mills of Maltese justice' also grind slowly....

Want to stop hate culture? Stop spreading it
Josanne Cassar

When are Facebook users going to learn that it is not some corner bar where you...

When are Facebook users going to learn that it is not some...

A (short) history of impunity
Saviour Balzan

'When it comes to rule of law, it is important to remember that Malta’s culture of impunity has been around for longer than we can ever imagine'....

'When it comes to rule of law, it is important to...

Catalonia, statehood, and the end of history
Matthew Bugeja

Contrary to Francis Fukuyama’s writings, we are not at the end of...

Contrary to Francis Fukuyama’s writings, we are not...

So, what do we really, really want?
Josanne Cassar

What does anyone in Government have to gain by threatening musicians in such a way?  With all eyes scrutinising every step Muscat makes in how he is...

What does anyone in Government have to gain by threatening...

‘Two-thirds majority proposal’ will not work
Raphael Vassallo

The idea to appoint police commissioner and attorney general by two-thirds...

The idea to appoint police commissioner and attorney...

On Catalonia, the use and abuse of history
Carmel Vassallo

Like all texts which have to accommodate often conflicting interests, the...

Like all texts which have to accommodate often conflicting...

Teachers deserve much better
Evarist Bartolo

Schools are often the 'melting pot of society', that face the wrath of a culmination of societal issues...

Schools are often the 'melting pot of society',...

People don’t have opinions, they have parties
Michael Falzon

People have a difficulty in understanding the implications of the word...

People have a difficulty in understanding the implications...

If you want to ‘Occupy Castille’... win an election
Raphael Vassallo

Taken literally, 'Occupy Castille' is a rallying cry to overthrow a...

Taken literally, 'Occupy Castille' is a rallying...

Freedom to offend? Tony tests the waters
Josanne Cassar

You see, that’s the thing with free speech; it’s a two way street even when the tune being played does not sit well with your own music score

You see, that’s the thing with free speech;...

What matters counts
Saviour Balzan

Beyond Daphne, the sad truth is that there are few veteran journalists working with independent houses who have not been pushed into a corner and reduced to...

Beyond Daphne, the sad truth is that there are few veteran...

This will never end
Josanne Cassar

A call for unity does not translate into standing behind the Government 'even when it fails us, and even when it is wrong'

A call for unity does not translate into standing behind...

The ‘universe Daphne created’
Raphael Vassallo

We must acknowledge that Daphne Caruana Galizia's writing increasingly came to echo an underlying malaise we all know to be true, yet rarely confront:...

We must acknowledge that Daphne Caruana...

Politicians cannot reopen old wounds
Alex Sciberras

We need our leaders not just to find the solution to our ills, but to also remind us of our humanity and compassion at times of collective grief and crisis

We need our leaders not just to find the solution to our...

Our faith in the institutions
Malcolm Mifsud

The fact there is so much mistrust in the institutions has turned into the Prime Minister’s main headache. Calling for us to unite behind them, when he...

The fact there is so much mistrust in the institutions has...