That’s a whole new definition of ‘Pensions Time Bomb’…
Raphael Vassallo
Let’s face it, folks… Clyde Caruana is not exactly the first Maltese government minister – in any administration of government - to dangle the fabled...
Newsflash: David Casa discovers that his own medicine doesn’t taste all that great, after all…
Raphael Vassallo
David Casa cannot so easily distance himself from the (entirely predictable) consequences of his own actions
Civil disobedience is the Palestinians’ best option
Alon Ben-Meir

What has not been given much attention is civil disobedience, which is perhaps...

What has not been given much attention is civil...

The Magical Mystery Tour
Raphael Vassallo

Where Frenc tal-Gharb has been allowed to retain his status as magical mystery guru of Gharb, Angelik Caruana’s identical claims to spiritual stardom...

Where Frenc tal-Gharb has been allowed to retain his status...

Independent reading
Evarist Bartolo

The development of early literacy skills has a positive impact on a child’s success in learning to read independently later on in life

The development of early literacy skills has a positive...

The execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr
Frank Psaila

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it proved to be a very short-sighted decision which might come back to haunt Saudi Arabia. If the unrest...

Al-Nimr’s execution was no miscalculation but it...

Why Archbishop Scicluna is a breath of fresh air
James Debono

I have proudly voted yes for divorce and supported the introduction of civil...

I have proudly voted yes for divorce and supported the...

Inside Joseph’s kitchen cabinet
Michael Falzon

The weakest link limits the strength of the chain. Muscat has been ill-served by his own chosen cronies

The weakest link limits the strength of the chain. Muscat...

The Frenc connection
Raphael Vassallo

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis on Ebejer’s work, and impugn the author with some improbable and patently fabricated vice...

If a hypothetical researcher were to publish a PhD thesis...

There is a time for prayer, and a time for prudence
Josanne Cassar

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even though they were...

Seeing a large manifestation of men gathered together, even...

The need to get one’s act together
In these dangerous times we should not scapegoat innocent Muslims
Carmen Sammut

Since when has prayer become dangerous? The danger lies in fanaticism, the...

Since when has prayer become dangerous? The danger lies in...

Taking people for a ride
Ralph Cassar

Għarb Local Council is going bananas. If the Nationalist Party, whose principles most of the Għarb councillors subscribe to should pull their ears for making...

Għarb Local Council is going bananas. If the Nationalist...

Drug policies are more dangerous than drugs
Raphael Vassallo

So not only has our national anti-drug effort failed to contain (still less...

So not only has our national anti-drug effort failed to...

The future of learning
Evarist Bartolo

The growing disconnect between the education we continue to serve and the learning our 21st century students demand cannot be ignored

The growing disconnect between the education we continue to...

Winners and the Holy Trinity
Leo Brincat

Alastair Campbell's bestseller ‘Winners: And how they succeed’ and what he has to say about success in the modern world

Alastair Campbell's bestseller ‘Winners: And how...

Shaking off the Mintoff legacy
Michael Falzon

The many Nationalists and Labourites who live in a time warp are more comfortable with the political enemy of old than with the current one

The many Nationalists and Labourites who live in a time...

The Internet that cried ‘Lemmy’
Raphael Vassallo

Tthe culture of online deceit has taken root. It is a culture whereby ‘facts’ are not even considered important any more… still less...

Tthe culture of online deceit has taken root. It is a...

Why is Muscat preaching to the converted?
Josanne Cassar

What Muscat is failing to see is that those who were not impressed with that...

What Muscat is failing to see is that those who were not...

It is not all about money
Saviour Balzan

I just think that a message needs to be direct, and most people wish to be addressed in a formal and direct manner with a very clear message

I just think that a message needs to be direct, and most...