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Magisterial inquiries and political persecutions

Owen Bonnici

Let me cut to the chase and go straight to the point. The blue heroes – that extremist faction within PN – are using magisterial inquiries as a tool for political...

What needs to happen now…

Saviour Balzan

And it is also true that someone like Jason Azzopardi has not always got it right and is a veritable pain in the ass, but no matter how much I dislike the guy and find his...

Raphael Vassallo

how in blazes did we manage to go from ‘Je suis Charlie Hebdo’ in January 2015, to... this? What power can possibly be left in that slogan,...

how in blazes did we manage to go from ‘Je suis...

Josanne Cassar

Was Burlò free to publish his controversial cartoon? Yes. But freedom of expression also means others are equally free to vehemently disagree with it

Was Burlò free to publish his controversial cartoon?...

Why did Magistrate Vella not collect the laptop?

Saviour Balzan

The media can never act as an alternative to the judicial system in a...

The media can never act as an alternative to the judicial...

When you don’t know the facts, say nothing

Josanne Cassar

I wonder if people ever stop to think what the consequences are when they so...

I wonder if people ever stop to think what the consequences...

Newsflash: people don’t walk because it’s too bloody dangerous

Raphael Vassallo

'To walk' any distance in this country, in any direction, is tantamount...

'To walk' any distance in this country, in any...

Frank Psaila

It is corruption and shady dealings which make Scicluna tick. And he misses no occasion to speak out on these matters

It is corruption and shady dealings which make Scicluna...

A modern, open and democratic university

Evarist Bartolo

We owe it to the next generations to continue working for a better University. These proposals are just another step in this direction

We owe it to the next generations to continue working for a...

The reaction to the Puttinu donation was a clear case of misplaced anger

Michael Falzon

Archbishop Scicluna said he makes a distinction between his own tweets and the items he retweets… But such after-the-event explanations are always...

Archbishop Scicluna said he makes a distinction between his...

Blood on the streets in the town of Old Birgu

Raphael Vassallo

Last I looked, it was illegal to carry firearms in built-up areas... still less...

Last I looked, it was illegal to carry firearms in built-up...

[WATCH] We can’t let this country become a concrete cage

Saviour Balzan

Overdevelopment is quickly turning Malta into not only an ugly country, but...

Overdevelopment is quickly turning Malta into not only an...

Saviour Balzan

A new Constitution should focus on a higher constitutional role for the President… and the President should not worry about such things as...

A new Constitution should focus on a higher constitutional...

Josanne Cassar

I seriously see no benefit in having money pouring out of our ears while everyone is fuming with rage on our gridlocked roads packed like sardines with too...

I seriously see no benefit in having money pouring out of...

Matthew Bugeja

The meeting between the leaders of North Korea and the United States will not achieve much, but accelerates the process to either a peace deal or war

The meeting between the leaders of North Korea and the...

We have to decide: Do we want to use IIP money or not?

Josanne Cassar

So, we have to decide, do we want this money to be used where it is most...

So, we have to decide, do we want this money to be used...

If you declare war... be ready to fight your war

Raphael Vassallo

Openly antagonising roughly half the country, every single time you resort to...

Openly antagonising roughly half the country, every single...

Why it’s so hard to #DeleteFacebook | S. Shyam Sundar

The Conversation

As in all abusive relationships, users have a psychological dependence that...

As in all abusive relationships, users have a psychological...

Evarist Bartolo

I do think that we underestimate our children sometimes. If we give them the opportunity, they can offer refreshing points of view and, needless to say, they...

I do think that we underestimate our children sometimes. If...

Raphael Vassallo

I’m beginning to think it’s some kind of contagious disease… Symptoms include a willingness to believe any form of allegation

I’m beginning to think it’s some kind of...