Virginity testing law: pre-empting legal loopholes
Mark Said
Admittedly, a law that bans virginity testing strengthens the physician’s refusal. However, such a law ignores the broader goal of enabling children to navigate the path to...
The secret weapon to boost employee performance | Alexiei Dingli
Unlike the ‘one-size-fits-all’ model, AI-driven platforms analyse an employee’s performance data, learning history, and even their preferred learning mode to...
Matters of life and death
Michael Falzon

The intriguing question is not whether the pill causes an abortion but how the hell did the seemingly never-ending argument about it start in the first place

The intriguing question is not whether the pill causes an...

Where are Labour’s environmental credentials now?
Raphael Vassallo

It is not the repercussions of any individual project we now have to worry...

It is not the repercussions of any individual project we...

Complacency will be our downfall
Josanne Cassar

Are high-rise towers plonked in the middle of an already crowded urban landscape which already cannot cope with the burden of basic infrastructure that has...

Are high-rise towers plonked in the middle of an already...

Two weights and many towers
Saviour Balzan

This would mean revisiting the shameful policies which are allowing owners of land or derelict dwellings to construct new lavish homes in the countryside

This would mean revisiting the shameful policies which are...

Political silence on Townsquare has played into the hands of developers and Labour
Michael Briguglio

In the case of Townsquare what struck me most was the PN strategy, which played into the hands of the Gasan developers and the Labour government

In the case of Townsquare what struck me most was the PN...

Our deadly roads claim too many victims. The grim stats must stop
Josanne Cassar

I think we have more than enough commemorative plaques in the memory of...

I think we have more than enough commemorative plaques in...

Simon Busuttil and the Wailers
Raphael Vassallo

The PN must be the only political party in the world to reach its peak of hysterical belligerence, just at the time of year when most normal people...

The PN must be the only political party in the world to...

Is the Islamic State invincible?
Frank Psaila

The war on Iraq was a misconceived strategy that is in part to blame for the spread of Islamic militancy

The war on Iraq was a misconceived strategy that is in part...

The EU’s self-defeating austerity
Evarist Bartolo

There are real grievances which demagogues have been able to cunningly exploit

There are real grievances which demagogues have been able...

Joseph Muscat’s time to be resolute
Michael Falzon

Muscat must be plotting his strategy for the next 18 months – a strategy that will probably show him aiming at fulfilling those electoral promises that...

Muscat must be plotting his strategy for the next 18 months...

The ‘choice of evils’ argument doesn’t work
Raphael Vassallo

Inherent in Obama’s speech is exactly the sort of political tribalism we...

Inherent in Obama’s speech is exactly the sort of...

It started with a bang
Saviour Balzan

So this week, we had a little bang at the Malta Freeport Corporation...

So this week, we had a little bang at the Malta Freeport...

Why good speeches matter
Josanne Cassar

Despite the fact that there are times when I feel very disillusioned with politics and politicians in general, a great speaker still has the ability to lift my...

Despite the fact that there are times when I feel very...

Will our children reap a whirlwind?
Carmel Vassallo

We should look towards societies with populations whose cultural and other characteristics are more akin to ours to make up for our demographic deficit

We should look towards societies with populations whose...

Shock and horror on Freeport expansion: more PN greenwash
Ralph Cassar

Simon Busuttil’s third-time-lucky ODZ policy would mean that he would get...

Simon Busuttil’s third-time-lucky ODZ policy would...

The economy is booming, now what about our quality of life?
Josanne Cassar

Malta’s development frenzy has come at a high cost. What good is a...

Malta’s development frenzy has come at a high cost....

Muscat disagrees with Corbyn? Gee, what a surprise…
Raphael Vassallo

One is a genuine Socialist, and the other isn’t ...

One is a genuine Socialist, and the other isn’t ...

The Whip: creature of convention
Kevin Aquilina

The relationship between the Whip and MPs is based on party loyalty

The relationship between the Whip and MPs is based on party...