The writing is on the bloody wall
Saviour Balzan
The Labour Party needs to accept the fact that it could lose the next election because of its wrong attitude and arrogance
Hobson’s choice or waiting for Godot?
Mark Said
Until satisfactory answers are found to those questions, the PN risks continuing to wait for Godot, living without a sense of meaning, value or truth, and mired in directional...
With more freedom, comes greater responsibility
Josanne Cassar

It is up to us in the media to constantly prove we are not only upholding the...

It is up to us in the media to constantly prove we are not...

‘Institutional reform’ is about prison, too
Raphael Vassallo

It's been 10 years since I wrote an article on the human rights,...

It's been 10 years since I wrote an article on the...

Malta is not the issue in Paradise Papers. It is the global financial system
Evarist Bartolo

Nothing is certain except death and taxes... if even. The real issue here is not Malta, it's the global financial system

Nothing is certain except death and taxes... if even. The...

A ‘Mafia’ state of mind...
Raphael Vassallo

Malta is a country in which organised crime exists... But I am unaware of the existence of any country in the world where criminal organisations do not...

Malta is a country in which organised crime...

Getting the PN out of the mess
Michael Falzon

The PN is lamenting the weakening of our democratic institutions, the rule of law and democracy in Malta

The PN is lamenting the weakening of our democratic...

'Let's be positive'
Saviour Balzan

The media is not and should not be a platform for good news. The only media that pronounce the good news as if it were Christmas everyday are l-Orrizont and...

The media is not and should not be a platform for good...

A capital tale
Josanne Cassar

'If we really want to be honest with ourselves then we also need to admit that the different layers and degrees of corruption which exist here are able to...

'If we really want to be honest with ourselves then we...

“Only the little people pay taxes”
Josanne Cassar

In this upside down world we are living in, the rich get away with not paying, while those at the bottom of the scale have to pay every red cent

In this upside down world we are living in, the rich get...

You can’t be a prostitute and a virgin
Raphael Vassallo

I can't imagine how a non-consenting country could possibly be induced into a life of corruption against its own will...

I can't imagine how a non-consenting country could...

We can do better
Evarist Bartolo

Up to 70% of a child's key influence is not the teacher or school, but family, friends and society, according to a number of studies

Up to 70% of a child's key influence is not the teacher...

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...