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We need reproductive justice, not a higher birth rate | Liza Caruana-Finkel

While many claim that Malta is overcrowded and attribute this to migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees, Maltese women are stigmatised and vilified for not having...

Gallows humour, cancel culture, woke-ism and the right to object to it all

Josanne Cassar

With the latest gallows humour about the notorious case of a little boy named Twanny, who was allegedly brutally murdered by his own mother Giga, even those who claim they used to...

Zonqor campus. Much worse than a bad deal | Adrian Delia

Eddie Fenech Adami’s fight was about freedom: our freedom to live our...

Eddie Fenech Adami’s fight was about freedom: our...

Why Konrad Mizzi might cost Chris Fearne the Labour leadership

Frank Psaila

When the health baton was passed on to Chris Fearne, he had to face the music...

When the health baton was passed on to Chris Fearne, he had...

Raphael Vassallo

The arts? Oh, it’s just one of the boxes on the official bucket-list that must be ticked. It doesn’t really matter who you tick it with, or why

The arts? Oh, it’s just one of the boxes on the...

Michael Falzon

Germany shares joint top spot on infringements with Spain… Malta is one of the most obedient member states. Yet German politicians have been imbued by...

Germany shares joint top spot on infringements with...

Kahin Ismail

Download here the UNHCR’s magazine ‘Moving Forward, Together’ here: a celebration of people’s resilience after fleeing persecution and...

Download here the UNHCR’s magazine ‘Moving...

The couple relationship in the 21st century

Josanne Cassar

Each phase has its ups and downs, but one thing which all the academics agreed...

Each phase has its ups and downs, but one thing which all...

Saviour Balzan

The reform itself also sends the wrong message: that society should be looking to the younger generation for direction, and not the elderly folk. Because at...

The reform itself also sends the wrong message: that...

Why we still need to teach youths about the Holocaust

The Conversation

Young people today are the future leaders of the world tomorrow – so it...

Young people today are the future leaders of the world...

Matthew Bugeja

Global leaders emphasise the importance of cooperation at Davos whilst Trump strikes a more moderate tone

Global leaders emphasise the importance of cooperation at...

Being open to pro-abortion arguments contradicts a defence of the right to life | Edwin Vassallo

By refusing to answer in a clear and unequivocal way against abortion when probed, Joseph Muscat shows the true nature of his regime

By refusing to answer in a clear and unequivocal way...

Caught in the poverty trap or simply irresponsible?

Josanne Cassar

Providing a safety net and social welfare for those like Graziella Bonello who...

Providing a safety net and social welfare for those like...

Raphael Vassallo

How does one reconcile a monument to the Knights’ victory over the Ottomans in 1565, with a tribute to the principles of justice, decency and freedom of...

How does one reconcile a monument to the Knights’...

Painting a true picture of literacy standards

Evarist Bartolo

In literacy, there can be no quick-fix solutions based on reactions to...

In literacy, there can be no quick-fix solutions based on...

Michael Falzon

Ditching the principle that the accused are presumed innocent until they are proven guilty is a dangerous ‘modus operandi’ and can be too easily...

Ditching the principle that the accused are presumed...

Raphael Vassallo

We are not clearly going to improve the system much, by simply digging our heels and insisting that all our critics are always wrong about absolutely everything

We are not clearly going to improve the system much, by...

Next: voting while still in their nappies

Josanne Cassar

At this rate, why not just keep making the voting age younger and younger in...

At this rate, why not just keep making the voting age...

Saviour Balzan

There is no space for ‘ifs’ and ‘buts’ – they are all trading in influence and this is corrupt … and we need to get to the...

There is no space for ‘ifs’ and...

[WATCH] We have to question a court decision that looks the other way on racist comments

Saviour Balzan

As journalists and opinion-makers we have an obligation to question the judiciary on certain decisions that interpret our freedoms in society

As journalists and opinion-makers we have an...