You don’t have to be alone to be lonely
Josanne Cassar
The question remains, how can such a reportedly “happy” society in such a small country where we all know one another and where we can barely turn the corner without...
A far cry from the newsroom
Saviour Balzan
The one thing that motivates people is money in their pockets and when that dries up they start to cry wolf about everything else they can think about
Are NGOs responsible for the migration crisis?
The Conversation

Antoine Pécoud: Frontex defends the right of governments to control...

Antoine Pécoud: Frontex defends the right of...

‘Gay marriage leads to abortion’... but only under Labour
Raphael Vassallo

Busuttil, or any other leader, past or present, can change his own views as...

Busuttil, or any other leader, past or present, can change...

Holding the fort
Michael Falzon

Whoever wrote the law looked at the matter from a poignant standpoint as they themselves are emotionally involved in the issue. This could satisfy many a hurt...

Whoever wrote the law looked at the matter from a poignant...

An island bursting at the seams
Josanne Cassar

Human beings need air and open spaces and the possibility of quiet relaxation in uninterrupted silence – none of that seems possible in the cacophony of...

Human beings need air and open spaces and the possibility...

Likeability is still a factor in Maltese politics
Saviour Balzan

All candidates have said that they are supported by Muscat. But the truth is...

All candidates have said that they are supported by Muscat....

Brexit, calm water captains and lacking vision | Matthew Bugeja
Matthew Bugeja

Theresa May either needs to become an exceptional, once-in-a-generation leader,...

Theresa May either needs to become an exceptional,...

You WILL agree with me, if it’s the last thing you do
Josanne Cassar

Having opposing views is natural because we are all unique individuals who look...

Having opposing views is natural because we are all unique...

‘Norbert’s Nails’, revisited
Raphael Vassallo

It seems to me that the source of the outrage is not the concept of Jesus actually eating a pizza but the fact that there is no longer any legal...

It seems to me that the source of the outrage is not...

The door is always open
Frank Psaila

The PN must rediscover its long lost can do approach: open its doors wide open for all people of good will; stand up for what is right and place the individual...

The PN must rediscover its long lost can do approach: open...

It all started 53 years ago
Evarist Bartolo

Progress has sometimes been slow, and sometimes non-existent but ultimately you cannot have second-class citizens

Progress has sometimes been slow, and sometimes...

‘What the leader says, goes’
Raphael Vassallo

Just consider how utterly dependent the Labour Party has now become on the identity of Joseph Muscat, to even have an identity of its own

Just consider how utterly dependent the Labour Party has...

The first law of holes
Michael Falzon

There has never been a really healthy open PN leadership contest since Eddie Fenech Adami’s in 1977... there was then no PN establishment putting...

There has never been a really healthy open PN leadership...

Wanted: Strong lobby for domestic violence victims
Josanne Cassar

If the Labour government wants to be a truly left-wing, socialist government...

If the Labour government wants to be a truly left-wing,...

They are not just townhouses in Zebbug
Saviour Balzan

The demolition of the Zebbug townhouses is far worse than the towers that Joe Portelli has erected, and were sanctioned even though the PA disregarded the...

The demolition of the Zebbug townhouses is far worse than...

Conservative voices should not be shut down
Josanne Cassar

The beauty of a democracy is that everyone’s beliefs can be represented...

The beauty of a democracy is that everyone’s beliefs...

They’re not ‘dinosaurs’. Dinosaurs are extinct...
Raphael Vassallo

Their precious Nationalist Party has just been gutted like an Icthyosaurus at...

Their precious Nationalist Party has just been gutted like...

Malta’s low readership is a wake-up call for the government
Mark Camilleri

Books are not just a cultural segment offering enjoyment and an experience....

Books are not just a cultural segment offering enjoyment...

Not a statistic
Evarist Bartolo

A lot of people from Aleppo were killed. Residents had wrongly assumed the fighting would remain confined to other parts of the country

A lot of people from Aleppo were killed. Residents had...